Deputy district mayor detained in widening municipal probe in İzmir
İZMİR
Six suspects, including a deputy mayor, were detained on June 17 in a dawn raid in the Seferihisar district of the western province of İzmir as part of a bribery investigation.
Prosecutors said the operation targeted alleged corruption linked to municipal construction and zoning procedures, as evidence purportedly suggested some individuals and entities obtained unlawful benefits in exchange for facilitating administrative approvals. Authorities said there was evidence indicating around 6 million Turkish Liras (some $130,000) in alleged bribe transactions.
The raid is the latest in a series of corruption investigations involving opposition-run municipalities following the 2024 local polls, after which dozens of mayors across Türkiye have been arrested or removed from office, many from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP).
