08.05.2026 09:29
A striking development occurred in the ANSET investigation targeting the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality. Cansel Tuncer, the Secretary General and one of the highest-ranking bureaucrats of the municipality, was arrested by the court on charges of “bribery,” “bid rigging,” and “money laundering.” It was reported that millions of liras in public damages were identified in the case.
Cansel Tuncer, the Secretary General of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, who was detained within the scope of the investigation conducted against ANSET, a subsidiary of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, was arrested by the court she was brought before. While allegations of "rigging bids", "bribery", and "laundering of crime proceeds" have come to the fore in the investigation, it was stated that a public loss of 113.4 million TL was identified in the file.
NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE ANSET INVESTIGATION
The investigation launched by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding ANSET, a subsidiary of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, continues. In the file concerning the company, which organizes events such as the Golden Orange Film Festival and the Piano Festival, detention decisions were issued for 34 suspects, including businesspeople.
Within the scope of the investigation, 27 suspects were detained, while it was reported that 2 individuals are in prison, 2 are abroad, and efforts to capture 3 individuals are ongoing.
MUHİTTİN BÖCEK ALSO AMONG THE SUSPECTS
Among the names mentioned in the investigation are Muhittin Böcek, who was previously suspended and arrested within the scope of the "bribery" and "extortion" investigation, and Cansel Tuncer, the Secretary General of the Metropolitan Municipality.
DETAINED AFTER BEING DISCHARGED
It was learned that Cansel Tuncer, for whom a detention decision had been issued, was taken into custody after being discharged from Akdeniz University Hospital, where she was receiving treatment for health issues. After the completion of her procedures at the police station, she was referred to the courthouse today, and her statement was taken by the prosecutor's office.
ALLEGATION OF 113 MILLION LIRA PUBLIC LOSS
It was stated that the suspects in the investigation file are facing charges of "rigging bids", "bribery", and "laundering of proceeds from crime". Additionally, it was claimed that money transfers were made to launder the proceeds from crime, causing a total public loss of 113 million 426 thousand TL.
After her procedures at the prosecutor's office, Cansel Tuncer was brought before the duty judge and was arrested and sent to prison.