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Driver of Seferihisar deputy mayor arrested in bribery investigation
🇹🇷 Turkey /Crime & Justice

Driver of Seferihisar deputy mayor arrested in bribery investigation

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Mustafa Kublay, the driver of detained Seferihisar deputy mayor G.P., was arrested after appearing before a criminal judgeship.
  • A.D., the driver of suspended Seferihisar Mayor İsmail Yetişkin, was released under house arrest and judicial control.
  • The broader bribery investigation has involved 25 suspects, including municipal officials, with 12 people previously detained.

Mustafa Kublay, the driver of Seferihisar Deputy Mayor G.P., was arrested in an ongoing bribery investigation involving the municipality in İzmir province. A.D., the driver of suspended Seferihisar Mayor İsmail Yetişkin, received a house-arrest order and was released under judicial control.

Police detained the two drivers on Aug. 28. After questioning, officers sent them to court, where the on-duty Criminal Judgeship of Peace ordered Kublay’s detention and imposed house arrest on A.D.

The investigation began with the detention of 25 suspects on June 25. Those detained included Yetişkin, Balçova Mayor Onur Yiğit and Seferihisar deputy mayors G.P., N.H. and İ.K. Authorities later jailed 12 suspects, including Yetişkin, who the Interior Ministry removed from office.

A municipal council election subsequently chose CHP council member Fuat Gümüş as Seferihisar’s acting mayor. Yiğit, who had also been removed after receiving a house-arrest order, later returned to office. The investigation continues.

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