The advisor to the Mayor of Muğla Metropolitan Municipality is in custody on charges of sexual harassment.

The advisor to the Mayor of Muğla Metropolitan Municipality is in custody on charges of sexual harassment.

06.04.2026 21:10

Levent Arkan, the advisor to the Mayor of Muğla Metropolitan Municipality, Ahmet Aras, and the Chairman of the Board of the municipal company Reklam A.Ş., was detained on charges of 'qualified sexual harassment' against a young university student with whom he communicated online for a job application.

A female student studying at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University in Muğla contacted Levent Arkan, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Muğla Metropolitan Municipality Advertising Inc. (MUBRAŞ), through social media in her job search.

ALLEGATION OF "SENDING INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES TO THE JOB-SEEKING STUDENT"

According to the allegation; it was claimed that Arkan sent inappropriate messages to the student during the conversations. Following a complaint, police teams took action and detained Arkan at his office on the charge of 'qualified sexual harassment' upon the instruction of the Muğla Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

DETAINED

It was learned that Arkan is also an advisor to Muğla Metropolitan Mayor Ahmet Aras. In a statement made by the Muğla Metropolitan Municipality, it was said, "The judicial process regarding Levent Arkan, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of MUBRAŞ, who was detained as part of an investigation conducted by the Muğla Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, is ongoing. Necessary information will be provided when the judicial process is clarified."

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