18.06.2026 11:12
New money transfer allegations reflected in MASAK records have expanded the scope of the corruption investigation targeting Seferihisar Municipality. It was claimed that the investigations revealed Nermin Günay, wife of arrested Güzelbahçe Mayor Mustafa Günay, sent 500,000 lira to Özlem Akyılmaz Mercan, advisor to CHP Malatya Deputy Veli Ağbaba. The prosecutor's office is deepening the investigation following allegations that bribery income was funneled through Özlem Akyılmaz.
New details have emerged in the corruption and bribery investigation conducted by the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against the Seferihisar Municipality. In the MASAK records examined within the scope of the investigation, a notable money transfer was allegedly detected belonging to Nermin Günay, the wife of the detained Mayor of Güzelbahçe Municipality, Mustafa Günay.
In the second wave of the investigation, six people, including Seferihisar Deputy Mayor İbrahim Gökhan Pehlivan and Özlem Akyılmaz, who is said to be an advisor to CHP Malatya Deputy Veli Ağbaba, were detained.
NOTABLE MONEY TRANSFER IN MASAK RECORDS
Upon examination of the MASAK records included in the investigation file, it was alleged that Nermin Günay sent 500,000 Turkish Liras to Özlem Akyılmaz Mercan on February 27, 2024.
According to claims based on prosecutor's office sources, the investigation was expanded due to suspicions that a portion of the bribe revenues obtained in zoning processes in Seferihisar was transferred to CHP Malatya Deputy Veli Ağbaba through Özlem Akyılmaz.
ALLEGATION OF BRIBE MONEY TRANSFER
According to the allegations in the investigation file, it is believed that a quarter of the bribe revenues allegedly obtained from zoning corruption were delivered to Veli Ağbaba via advisor Özlem Akyılmaz. It was learned that money movements and bank records have been examined in detail within this scope.
INVESTIGATION EXPANDS
It was previously stated that some money transfers reaching Özlem Akyılmaz's accounts were also scrutinized in earlier MASAK examinations. Following the emergence of the 500,000 Turkish Lira transfer allegedly belonging to Nermin Günay, it was stated that the scope of the investigation has been expanded.
It was learned that the prosecutor's office and financial crime units continue their examinations regarding the money flow, and new detentions and judicial proceedings may come to the agenda.