11.05.2026 12:33
A striking development occurred in the corruption investigation against the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality. Muhittin Böcek, the dismissed mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, applied for active remorse to the prosecutor's office. In this context, Böcek gave additional testimony that started at 6:35 PM yesterday and lasted until 3:00 AM this morning.
Striking developments have occurred in the bribery and corruption investigation targeting Antalya Metropolitan Municipality. After Muhittin Böcek's son, Gökhan Böcek, became a confessor, former mayor Muhittin Böcek also gave an additional statement to the prosecutor's office under the scope of active remorse.
SURPRISE DEVELOPMENTS ONE AFTER ANOTHER IN THE FILE
While the judicial process continues regarding the investigation launched on July 5, 2025, by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, a new development has occurred in the file. In the investigation involving charges of bribery, corruption, fraud in the performance of an obligation, extortion, and laundering of assets derived from crime, the trial of a total of 41 defendants, including two in custody, continues.
FIRST, HIS SON BECAME A CONFESSOR
After the second hearing in the case, Mustafa Gökhan Böcek, the son of former Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Muhittin Böcek, became a confessor. It was stated that shortly after this development, Muhittin Böcek also applied to the prosecutor's office to give an additional statement.
HE GAVE STATEMENTS FOR HOURS AT THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
Muhittin Böcek, who was brought to the courthouse at noon on Sunday, May 10, gave statements at the prosecutor's office until late at night. It was learned that Böcek gave an additional statement to the prosecutor's office under the category of "confessor."
Within the scope of the investigation, Mustafa Gökhan Böcek's statement was taken first, and then Muhittin Böcek was brought before the prosecutor's office. It was reported that the proceedings, which started at 18:35 yesterday evening, continued until 03:00 in the morning.
THEY GAVE STATEMENTS IN THE PRESENCE OF THEIR LAWYERS
It was learned that during the proceedings at the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office building, both suspects made detailed statements accompanied by their lawyers. It was stated that during the statement process, questions were asked regarding the allegations, evidence, and various topics within the scope of the investigation in the file.
UP TO 44 YEARS IN PRISON SOUGHT
In the 702-page indictment prepared by the prosecutor's office, a prison sentence ranging from 15 years and 6 months to 44 years was sought for Muhittin Böcek.