24.07.2026 11:01
In the investigation conducted against the Şile Municipality, famous announcer Mutlu Ulusoy, who testified as a witness, confessed to her emotional relationship with arrested Şile Mayor Özgür Kabadayı, which began after the festival.
A striking development occurred in the judicial investigation against Şile Municipality. Spiker Mutlu Ulusoy, who testified as a witness in the investigation, confessed to having a forbidden love affair with Özgür Kabadayı, the Mayor of Şile who was arrested and suspended from duty, and to acting as an intermediary for payments subject to bribery allegations.
THEY BECAME LOVERS AFTER THE FESTIVAL
Mutlu Ulusoy, who hosted the 35th International Şile Cloth Culture and Art Festival organized by Şile Municipality on June 25, 2024, shared striking details in his witness testimony. Ulusoy stated that immediately after the large organization, an emotional relationship began between him and Mayor Özgür Kabadayı.
"HE SAID HE MAINTAINED HIS MARRIAGE FOR THE SAKE OF HIS CHILDREN"
Ulusoy, who shared details about his relationship with the married former mayor Özgür Kabadayı, stated that Kabadayı told him he was only maintaining his current marriage on paper for his children during the time they were together.
HE STARTED WORKING AT THE MUNICIPALITY AND RESIGNED 2 MONTHS LATER
Ulusoy, who stated that he joined the staff within the municipality after the relationship began, noted that he officially started working at Şile Municipality in October 2024. The famous presenter, who worked in the municipality's social media unit for about 2 months, said he then resigned voluntarily and left the institution.
HE ACTED AS AN INTERMEDIARY FOR HALUK LEVENT'S BROTHER'S MONEY
In his witness testimony, Ulusoy also made critical statements regarding the bribery aspect of the investigation, addressing the issue of artist Haluk Levent's brother, Berkant Acil, who was also arrested in the same case on allegations of taking the festival tender in exchange for bribes. Ulusoy confessed that he personally stepped in to ensure that Berkant Acil could collect the receivables he was owed from the municipality, and that he acted as an intermediary by meeting with Özgür Kabadayı on the matter.
HE WENT VIRAL WITH "RED DEVILS" MIMICS
Mutlu Ulusoy, the focus of the investigation, had been a long-time trend on social media in 2015 for his gestures and mimics while presenting sports news on television, when he struggled to pronounce the name of German footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger on live broadcast and then used the phrase "red devils," the nickname of Manchester United club.