The Manhattan Turkish consulate high-rise at the heart of Mayor Eric Adams’ indictment has continued to operate since October without a city-issued certificate of approval, a probe from city Comptroller and 2025 mayoral candidate Brad Lander released Wednesday found.
The 35-story building on East 46th Street and 1st Avenue, known as the “Turkevi Center” or “Turkish House,” has been open and in operation without a city-issued Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO), since its last one expired on Oct. 21, Lander’s investigation alleged. That was roughly a month after Adams was hit with his five-count federal indictment, in which Manhattan federal prosecutors charged him with bribery and wire fraud, among other crimes.
