08.07.2025 17:31
In the operation targeting the Manavgat Municipality in Antalya for 'bribery', 'extortion', and 'embezzlement', following the emergence of footage allegedly showing Deputy Mayor Mehmet Engin Tüter receiving a bribe of 110,000 Euros in a baklava box, Mayor Niyazi Nefi Kara has also been arrested.
In Antalya, the interrogation of Mayor Niyazi Nefi Kara, who was detained as part of an investigation initiated by the Manavgat Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding allegations of bribery related to hotel renovations, construction permits, and occupancy applications, has been completed after his procedures at the police station.
ARRESTED
Following the emergence of images allegedly showing Deputy Mayor Mehmet Engin Tüter receiving a bribe of 110,000 Euros in a baklava box, Kara was also arrested by the magistrate court to which he was referred and sent to prison.
WHAT HAPPENED?
After the investigation initiated by the Manavgat Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding allegations of bribery related to hotel renovations, construction permits, and occupancy applications, a 4-month technical and physical surveillance was conducted on the suspects as part of the work carried out by the Provincial Police Department.
Within the scope of the conducted work, it was claimed that bribes were requested through Mayor Kara's nephew H.C.G., and that permits were not granted without receiving bribes. Additionally, it was alleged that services or goods were procured through shell companies established via the Manavgat Municipality, its affiliated enterprises, and sports clubs, that unfair benefits were obtained with fake invoices, and that the suspects transferred approximately 800 million lira to themselves through this method.
In the operation conducted against the municipality, 34 people, including Mayor Kara and the deputy mayors, were detained.
8 SUSPECTS ARRESTED
After the statements taken at the police station, municipal council member Mehmet Tosak and businessmen Mesut Kara, İlker Günay, Mehmet Ali Fansa, Kemal Taş, and Şükrü Ilgın were arrested yesterday. Following the statements of the suspects, 7 more people were detained.
As part of the investigation, images allegedly showing Deputy Mayor Mehmet Engin Tüter receiving a bribe of 110,000 Euros in a baklava box from a person named C.C. had also emerged. A detention order was issued for Tüter today. Thus, the number of suspects arrested in the investigation along with Kara has risen to 8.