24.04.2026 10:00
In an operation carried out on allegations of corruption against the Şanlıurfa Halfeti Municipality, 47 people, including former Mayor Şeref Albayrak, have been detained.
In a dawn operation targeting the Halfeti district municipality of Şanlıurfa, 47 people, including former mayor Şeref Albayrak, were detained.
According to the information obtained, a dawn operation was carried out by teams from the Şanlıurfa Provincial Police Department's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch Directorate and the Birecik District Police Department, upon the instruction of the Birecik Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, targeting the Halfeti Municipality. In the operation, 47 people were detained on the grounds that irregularities and corruption had occurred in tenders during the trusteeship period and the administration period that continued from the local elections in 2019 to 2024.
It was learned that those detained include the then-mayor Şeref Albayrak, deputy mayors, the vice president, council members, unit directors, engineers, and technical personnel.