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Drug investigation opened into Etimesgut deputy mayor Taylan Özgüven

From Hürriyet · () Turkish

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

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  • Prosecutors in Ankara have opened an investigation into Etimesgut Deputy Mayor Taylan Özgüven over an allegation of drug use.
  • A forensic examination reportedly detected the synthetic cannabinoids 5F-ADB and MDMB-INACA in a hair sample from Özgüven.
  • The report also recalls that suspended Etimesgut Mayor Erdal Beşikçioğlu tested positive in a separate corruption investigation and said he could not refuse drugs offered in social settings.

A forensic examination found synthetic cannabinoids in a hair sample from Taylan Özgüven, prompting a drug-use investigation into the Etimesgut deputy mayor.

The Ankara West Chief Public Prosecutor's Office opened the investigation over an allegation of drug use. The examination detected 5F-ADB and MDMB-INACA, synthetic cannabinoid substances commonly referred to in Turkey as bonzai.

The report also links the case to a separate investigation involving Etimesgut Municipality. Mayor Erdal Beşikçioğlu, who was arrested in that corruption probe and suspended from office, had also reportedly tested positive for drugs.

After the result emerged, Beşikçioğlu defended himself by saying, "In social settings, they offer it, and I cannot refuse."

In social settings, they offer it, and I cannot refuse.

· Erdal BeşikçioğluThe suspended Etimesgut mayor's reported defense after a drug test came back positive.
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