05.07.2025 09:20
As part of the corruption investigation targeting municipalities governed by the CHP, after Adana and Adıyaman, Antalya Metropolitan Mayor Muhittin Böcek has been taken into custody.
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As part of the investigation conducted by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Muhittin Böcek was detained.
ZEYDAN KARALAR DETAINED
In the "Corruption" investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), based on the statements of witnesses working in the companies owned by Aziz İhsan Aktaş, who was arrested for "Establishing a criminal organization" and "Managing" and "Giving bribes," and the statements of suspects detained within the scope of the investigation, it was alleged that Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Zeydan Karalar demanded unjust financial benefits from the company executives who worked during his term as Seyhan Mayor and directed individuals to make payments to the then Seyhan Municipality Cleaning Affairs Director Özcan Zenger. As a result of these allegations, Zeydan Karalar and Özcan Zenger were detained.
ABDURRAHMAN TUTDERE ALSO DETAINED
During the continuation of the investigation, it was alleged that Adıyaman Mayor Abdurrahman Tutdere demanded unjust financial benefits from the company executives doing business with the municipality and directed individuals to Deputy Mayor Ceyhan Kayhan, and that money was given to Kayhan on different dates. Due to these allegations, Adıyaman Mayor Abdurrahman Tutdere and Kayhan were detained.
DETENTION ORDER FOR 15 SUSPECTS
It was learned that Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Zeydan Karalar, Adıyaman Mayor Abdurrahman Tutdere, Seyhan Municipality Cleaning Affairs Director Özcan Zenger, and Adıyaman Deputy Mayor Ceyhan Kayhan were brought to Istanbul. Additionally, four suspects were detained for the crime of 'money laundering' related to the vehicles and real estate acquired by former Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat, who is imprisoned for accepting bribes and being a member of a criminal organization.
AKGÜN'S DEPUTY ALSO DETAINED
Furthermore, based on allegations that former Büyükçekmece Mayor Hasan Akgün demanded real estate in exchange for permits and occupancy licenses from construction companies, forced some business owners to provide real estate, and transferred the acquired real estate to his relatives, four people, including Deputy Mayor Ahmet Şahin, who is acting in place of Akgün, were detained.
11 PEOPLE DETAINED, 1 PERSON ABROAD, 3 PEOPLE WANTED
Of the 15 people subject to detention orders, 11 were detained, while it was learned that one person was abroad and efforts were ongoing to capture the other three.
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE STATEMENT
In a statement made by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the following expressions were included;
In the investigation file numbered 2024/228233, as a result of the examination of the statements of some suspects who stated that they wanted to benefit from the effective remorse provisions and the documents they submitted; it was determined that due to the pressures and coercions made by Fatih KELEŞ regarding the tenders received from IMM and its affiliates, they were forced to pay money to the individuals designated by Fatih Keleş. As a result, searches and seizure operations were conducted at the addresses of Büyükçekmece Deputy Mayor Ahmet Şahin and his driver, and they were detained for the crime of bribery.
It was also determined that lawyer Onur Büyükhatipoğlu, who was found to have engaged in activities to control and pressure the suspects during meetings with the organization's senior executives before the operation and during prison visits after the operation, was detained for being a member of a criminal organization, and searches and seizure operations were conducted at his address.
In the investigation file numbered 2024/236201; as a result of the examination of the statements of witnesses working in the companies owned by Aziz İhsan Aktaş, who was released after showing remorse and providing detailed statements while being arrested for establishing and managing a criminal organization and giving bribes, it was determined that Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Zeydan Karalar demanded unjust financial benefits from the company executives who worked with the municipality during his term as Seyhan Mayor and directed individuals to the then Seyhan Municipality Cleaning Affairs Director Özcan Zenger, and that money was given to Özcan Zenger on different dates. Consequently, searches and seizure operations were conducted at the addresses of Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Zeydan Karalar and Özcan Zenger, and they were detained for the crime of bribery.
It was also determined that Adıyaman Mayor Abdurrahman Tutdere demanded unjust financial benefits from the company executives doing business with the municipality and directed individuals to Deputy Mayor Ceyhan Kayhan, and that money was given to Ceyhan Kayhan on different dates. As a result, searches and seizure operations were conducted at the addresses of Adıyaman Mayor Abdurrahman Tutdere and Adıyaman Deputy Mayor Ceyhan Kayhan, and they were detained for the crime of bribery.
Four suspects were identified at the addresses of four suspects who were found to have acquired vehicles and real estate with the proceeds of crime from former Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat, who is imprisoned for accepting bribes and being a member of a criminal organization, and searches and seizure operations were conducted at their addresses, and they were detained for the crime of laundering the proceeds of crime.
In the investigation file numbered 2025/76021, it was determined that former Büyükçekmece Mayor Hasan Akgün demanded real estate from construction companies in exchange for construction permits and occupancy licenses, forced some business owners to provide real estate, and that he transferred some of the acquired real estate to his relatives and made payments to companies that he openly contracted with. It was determined that a total of four villas were given to the relatives and companies of Hasan Akgün, and searches and seizure operations were conducted at the addresses of a total of four suspects, and they were detained for the crimes of giving and receiving bribes.
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