19.10.2026 17:30
The trustee of Esenyurt Municipality, Can Aksoy, has been dismissed from office. It was decided that Aksoy would continue his duty as Istanbul Deputy Governor, while Can Aksoy's deputy, Yusuf Ulutaş, had been arrested as part of a corruption investigation.
Last week, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office issued detention orders for 19 suspects over allegations that some tenders at Esenyurt Municipality were rigged and that bribes were taken from contractors. Yusuf Ulutaş, deputy to Aksoy, who was the trustee at the municipality, had been arrested as part of the investigation.
CAN AKSOY REMOVED FROM TRUSTEE DUTY
Aksoy's trustee duty at the municipality has been terminated. Can Aksoy will continue his duty as Deputy Governor of Istanbul.
OPERATION TARGETING ESENYURT MUNICIPALITY
In a statement made by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was reported that within the scope of investigations conducted into allegations that some tenders at Esenyurt Municipality were rigged and that, in this context, bribes were taken from contractors, detention orders were issued for 19 suspects alleged to have taken part in these actions.
In the statement, it was noted that 17 suspects were detained in the operation organized by teams of the Istanbul Financial Crimes Branch Directorate, and that search efforts for 2 suspects were continuing.
As part of the operation, a search was conducted at the home of Esenyurt Deputy Mayor Yusuf Ulutaş, who was detained by teams of the Istanbul Police Department's Financial Crimes Branch.
During the search, a large amount of cash, foreign currency, jewelry, and high-value watches were seized from a safe in the home.
Details coming soon...