13.09.2025 01:40
As part of the "bribery" investigation targeting the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, 5 out of 21 individuals who were detained have been arrested. Among those arrested in the investigation is Muhittin Böcek's former daughter-in-law, Zeynep K, who was released under judicial control along with 3 other individuals.
Five more people have been decided to be arrested as part of the "bribery" investigation initiated against the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality.
In the investigation conducted by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the statements of 21 suspects, including business people, municipal staff, and former executives, who were detained during an operation organized by the Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Department of the Provincial Police Department, have been completed.
5 PEOPLE ARRESTED
Seven of the suspects were released after their statements at the police station. Fourteen suspects, including Zeynep K, the former daughter-in-law of Muhittin Böcek, who was suspended from duty, were referred to the courthouse.
According to the news from AA; six of the suspects were released under judicial control after their statements at the prosecutor's office. Of the eight suspects referred to the court, Mehmet Emin Hesapçıoğlu, Mehmet Okan Kaya, Levent Şapçıoğlu, Tuncay Sarıhan, and İsmail Erdoğmuş were arrested, while three people, including Zeynep K, the former daughter-in-law of Böcek, were released under judicial control.
WHAT HAPPENED?
In the "bribery" investigation coordinated by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Muhittin Böcek and his former daughter-in-law Zeynep K were detained on July 5, and it was determined that Böcek's son, the suspect Mustafa Gökhan Böcek, was abroad.
On the same day, Muhittin Böcek, who was referred to the courthouse, was arrested, while his former daughter-in-law Zeynep K was released with a travel ban and under judicial control.
After the decision, Muhittin Böcek was suspended from duty by the Ministry of Interior. His daughter-in-law Zuhal Böcek, who returned from abroad, was also caught at the airport on July 27 on the charge of "laundering the value of assets derived from crime" and was arrested.
As part of the investigation, 17 people were detained in a simultaneous operation conducted on addresses determined on August 12, of which 2 were released after their procedures at the police station, and of the 15 suspects referred to the courthouse, 8 were arrested, 5 were released under judicial control, and 2 were released after their statements at the prosecutor's office.
It was claimed that A.A, B.Ç, M.Y., and Y.Y, who received contracts from the Metropolitan Municipality, gave a bribe of 195 million lira to Muhittin Böcek and his son Mustafa Gökhan Böcek to receive their payment entitlements. A currency exchange office, where it was alleged that the bribe money was deposited, and two jewelry businesses, where it was claimed that this money was converted into gold, were appointed as trustees.
Mustafa Gökhan Böcek, the son of Muhittin Böcek, was detained and arrested when he arrived at Antalya Airport from Vienna on August 19.
In the continuation of the investigation, İlker Arslan, who was suspended from duty at the Antalya Police Department and surrendered after a detention order was issued against him, and businessman F.A. were also arrested on September 7.