11.03.2026 00:43
Following the allegation that a deputy governor in Ardahan was attacked with a knife by a woman's husband while he was in the woman's house, the Ministry of Interior took action. The ministry suspended the deputy governor, against whom a disciplinary investigation was initiated. The Ardahan Governorship stated in a statement that the deputy governor involved in the scandal was appointed to Yozgat last week.
The allegation of an illicit affair involving Ardahan's deputy governor Mustafa Berat Kasımoğlu has created a seismic effect in the city. According to the claim, Kasımoğlu went to the home of a woman who is said to have worked as a secretary in a government office the previous evening. While Kasımoğlu was at the house, the woman's husband arrived.
DISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATION ON THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR
The man, taken aback by the scene he encountered, stabbed the deputy governor with a knife he took from the kitchen. While the deputy governor was taken to the hospital, the woman's husband and one other person were detained.
SUSPENDED FROM DUTY
A statement also came from the Ardahan Governorship regarding the incident. The governorship stated that Kasımoğlu has been suspended from duty.
The statement included the following expressions: "As a Deputy Governor of Ardahan, Mustafa Berat Kasımoğlu, who was assigned as the Deputy Governor of Yozgat as of 05.03.2026, has been subjected to a disciplinary investigation in accordance with Article 125 of the Civil Servants Law No. 657; as a result of the relevant investigation, Mustafa Berat Kasımoğlu has been suspended from his duties by the Ministry of Interior under Articles 137 and following of the same Law. It is respectfully announced to the public."