28.04.2026 02:51
Former AK Party Halfeti Mayor Şeref Albayrak, detained in an operation in Şanlıurfa, shouted while being taken to the courthouse, 'Shame on those who don't handcuff İmamoğlu but handcuff Şeref Albayrak.'
In Şanlıurfa, 46 suspects, including former Halfeti Mayor Şeref Albayrak, who were detained in an operation related to the crimes of "establishing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime" and "sabotaging the performance of an obligation" regarding the previous administration period of the Halfeti Municipality, were referred to the courthouse.
46 SUSPECTS AT THE COURTHOUSE
Procedures for 50 suspects, including former Halfeti Mayor Albayrak, former municipal council members, personnel working in various units, and tradesmen, who were detained in an operation coordinated by the Birecik Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on April 24 by teams from the Şanlıurfa Provincial Police Department's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch, have been completed.
Four of the suspects were released upon the prosecutor's order after their statements at the police station. 46 suspects, including Albayrak, underwent a health check at Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital.
FORMER MAYOR REACTS TO HIS DETENTION
The suspects were brought to the Birecik Courthouse under security measures. Efforts to apprehend one suspect as part of the investigation are ongoing.
Meanwhile, Şeref Albayrak reacted to his detention while being taken to the courthouse. Albayrak shouted, "Shame on those who handcuff Şeref Albayrak but not İmamoğlu."