30.03.2026 15:41
A detention order has been issued for 11 people, including Uşak Mayor Özkan Yalım, who was detained in a hotel room in Ankara with his girlfriend S.A., who is a municipal employee. While the repercussions of the incident continue, it has emerged that Yalım had the woman he was caught with make a presentation at an opening.
It has emerged that Özkan Yalım, the Mayor of Uşak, was taken into custody in a hotel room while half-naked as part of an investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the crimes of "bribery," "embezzlement," and "manipulating a tender," and that he had the woman he was caught with make the opening presentation.
THEY WERE REFERRED TO THE COURT
On the other hand, the procedures of the suspects who were detained in the operation conducted in line with the investigation against Yalım, who is accused of receiving bribes from individuals and companies, have been completed at the police station. After a health check, 13 suspects were referred to the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan.
OVERSEAS VACATION REFLECTED IN RECORDS
According to a report by Sabah newspaper; it was determined from the records included in the investigation file that Yalım vacationed abroad with his municipal employee girlfriend S.A. According to the records, Yalım left Istanbul Airport on Saturday, March 21, at 11:30 AM and flew to Batumi, Georgia, on a flight that departed at 1:45 PM, landing at 4:40 PM.
THEY MET AT THE SAME POINT WITH DIFFERENT ROUTES
It was determined that S.A. crossed the border abroad through the Artvin Sarp Border Gate on Sunday, March 22, at 12:10 AM. Despite using different routes, it was revealed that the couple met in Batumi and vacationed together.
LUGGAGE TAGS CONFIRMED THE DETAILS
According to the records, Yalım and S.A. entered Turkey through the Sarp Border Gate on the morning of March 24 at 6:52 AM. The couple, who later traveled from Rize-Artvin Airport to Ankara on the same day, was caught in an operation conducted at a hotel in Ankara. The flight tags found in their luggage also confirmed the trip.