In the operation carried out against Beşiktaş Municipality, the brother of the deputy minister was also detained.

As part of the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 39 of the 47 individuals, including Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat, who were subject to detention orders, were detained on charges of "membership in a criminal organization," "manipulating a tender," and "unlawful acquisition of property."

THE BROTHER OF THE DEPUTY MINISTER IS ALSO DETAINED

It has emerged that one of the individuals detained in the bribery operation is Ahmet Aktaş, the brother of Deputy Interior Minister Mehmet Aktaş.

"I LEARNED THIS MORNING THAT HE WAS DETAINED"

In a statement to Sözcü regarding the matter, Deputy Interior Minister Mehmet Aktaş noted that his brother has been working as a civil servant at the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality for 20 years, saying, "I learned this morning that he was detained as part of the operation. He was probably detained in connection with a job there. Since the investigation is currently confidential, we do not have any information either. Ultimately, if my brother has done something wrong, necessary actions must be taken. This is the essence of the matter; he is a municipal employee. We do not know the details of the detention, which is likely related to a signature he made there," he said.