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Breaking News... Another Arrest Warrant Requested for a Mayor in Mersin.

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Yenişehir Mayor Özyiğit, who was detained in the operation targeting Mersin Yenişehir Municipality, was referred to the court with a request for arrest.

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Yenişehir Mayor Özyiğit, who was detained in the operation targeting Mersin Yenişehir Municipality, was referred to the court with a request for arrest.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Arrest warrants were requested for 50 people, including Vahap Seçer, the Mayor of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality and the President of the Union of Turkish Municipalities (TBB), Abdullah Özyiğit, the Mayor of Yenişehir, and Ahmet Serkan Tuncer, the Mayor of Mezitli, who were detained on October 1st. Abdullah Özyiğit, the Mayor of Yenişehir, was arrested.

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Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Vahap Seçer and two other mayors were referred to the courthouse after health checks. Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Vahap Seçer was referred to court with a request for arrest. (Medyascope)

Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Vahap Seçer, Yenişehir Municipality Mayor Abdullah Özyiğit, and Mezitli Municipality Mayor Ahmet Serkan Tuncer were referred to court with a request for arrest as part of an investigation targeting their municipalities.

Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Vahap Seçer, Yenişehir Municipality Mayor Abdullah Özyiğit, and Mezitli Municipality Mayor Ahmet Serkan Tuncer, along with 59 other suspects, were referred to the courthouse after their procedures at the police station. The three mayors were sent to court with a request for their arrest.

In the corruption investigation in Mersin, arrest warrants were requested for 50 of the 60 suspects, and judicial control measures were requested for 10. Among those referred for arrest are Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Vahap Seçer and the mayors of Yenişehir and Mezitli municipalities.

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Cumhuriyet broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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