03.05.2026 13:20
Özkan Yalım, the Mayor of Uşak who was arrested and suspended from duty in a corruption investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office targeting the Uşak Municipality, has been expelled from the CHP. Yalım was caught in a hotel room with a 21-year-old municipal employee, and new videos about his love life have been surfacing daily.
CHP Spokesperson Zeynel Emre announced that Özkan Yalım, the Mayor of Uşak, who was arrested and removed from duty as part of a bribery and misconduct operation against the Uşak Municipality, has been expelled from the party.
ÖZKAN YALIM AND 9 SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED
In the past March, operations were carried out in the provinces of Uşak, Ankara, and Kocaeli within the scope of an investigation alleging that CHP's Uşak Mayor Özkan Yalım received bribes from individuals and companies, and 13 suspects, including Mayor Yalım, were taken into custody.
The criminal judgeship of peace ordered the arrest of suspects Uşak Mayor Özkan Yalım, along with Halil Arslan, Hüseyin Yaman, Hasan Doğukan Kurnaz, Murat Altınkaya, Cihan Aras, İsmail Özçelik, Murat Baş, and Mustafa Yalım.
The judgeship ruled for the application of judicial control measures for suspects Kenan Arslan, Seher Akay, Aslıhan Aksoy, and Salih Sönmez.
Additionally, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced that within the scope of the ongoing investigation, 4 more suspects were caught, bringing the total number of individuals apprehended to 17.
PARTY MEMBERSHIP WAS SUSPENDED
The CHP administration suspended the party membership of Uşak Mayor Özkan Yalım, who was detained after being caught in a hotel room with a 21-year-old municipal employee during the operation conducted as part of the bribery investigation. New videos related to Yalım's love life emerged every day.
WHO IS ÖZKAN YALIM?
He was born on December 29, 1969, in the village of Köylüoğlu, Eşme, Uşak. His father's name is Dursun, and his mother's name is Birgül. He graduated from Eşme High School in 1985. He engaged in trade under his own name in Turkey for 5 years. He went to Belgium in 1990. He has been involved in international transportation logistics since 1993.
He operates in the transportation and fuel sectors in Turkey. He served as a Member of Parliament for Uşak in the 25th and 26th terms. He was elected as a Member of Parliament for Uşak in the 27th term. He serves as a member of the EU Harmonization Commission and Co-Chair of the Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee. Yalım, the child of a family of educators, is fluent in French and Bulgarian, is married and has 3 children.