05.07.2025 23:10
In the "bribery" investigation conducted by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Muhittin Böcek was arrested by the magistrate court to which he was referred.
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Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Muhittin Böcek was arrested as part of an ongoing "bribery" investigation.
MUHİTTİN BÖCEK AND HIS FORMER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW DETAINED As part of the "bribery" investigation initiated by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a detention order was issued for Mayor Böcek and two suspects. In a statement from the prosecutor's office, it was noted that Mayor Böcek and his former daughter-in-law Zeynep Kerimoğlu were detained, while Böcek's son Mustafa Gökhan Böcek, who also has a detention order against him, was reported to be abroad.
The statement included, "In the investigation regarding bribery crimes involving two different actions against three suspects, search, seizure, and detention operations have been carried out." The search conducted by the Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Department teams of the Provincial Police Department at the suspects' addresses has been completed.
Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Muhittin Böcek ALLEGATION OF AN 8.5 MILLION LIRA INVOICE UNDER THE NAME OF 'VEHICLE WRAPPING SERVICE' According to information in the investigation file, during the 2024 local elections, Böcek's son Mustafa Gökhan Böcek allegedly requested 25 million lira related to election activities during a meeting at businessman Y.Y.'s office, and it was claimed that an agreement was made with the businessman for an invoice payment of 8.5 million lira in exchange for vehicle wrapping services when this amount was not met.
Another detail in the file claimed that in February, Mustafa Gökhan Böcek purchased a house for 30 million lira from a construction company in the name of his ex-wife Zeynep Kerimoğlu, and that this amount was paid in three installments to the construction company by businessman Y.Y. It was learned that bank account movements and receipts related to the payment to the company were included in the MASAK reports.
MUHİTTİN BÖCEK ARRESTED Mayor Muhittin Böcek and his former daughter-in-law Zeynep Kerimoğlu's statements at the police have been completed. After undergoing a health check, Böcek and Zeynep Kerimoğlu were referred to the courthouse. While Kerimoğlu was released with a travel ban imposed, Muhittin Böcek was arrested by the magistrate's court to which he was brought.
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