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Breaking news - An investigation has been launched against Üsküdar Mayor Sinem Dedetaş on charges of 'bribery', 'embezzlement', and 'forming and managing an organization for the purpose of committing crimes'. Within this scope, the investigation into the alleged bribery and embezzlement offenses concerns construction and...
Üsküdar Municipality Deputy Mayors Amine Cansu Çelik and Mithat Özdemir were detained due to allegations of irregularities in building permit and occupancy permit processes.
Üsküdar Municipality Deputy Mayors Amine Cansu Çelik and Mithat Özdemir were taken into custody for questioning. Council First Deputy Speaker Ali Aral and Deputy Mayor Nihat Doğan were released after giving their statements to the prosecutor's office.
BOLD – European Parliament Rapporteur for Turkey, Nacho Sánchez Amor, made a statement regarding the developments in Üsküdar Municipality. Amor stated that the arrests, party changes, and blackmail allegations give the appearance of a "well-coordinated operation" aimed at taking over another district won by the CHP in the 2024 local elections by the AKP. Amor noted that the millions of votes cast in the 2024 local elections in Turkey; the remova…
Two days before the rerun of the Üsküdar Municipality's deputy mayor election, which was annulled by a court decision, two more people were detained in an operation targeting the municipality. One of those detained is Ekrem Baki, a municipal council member who resigned from the AK Party last year and joined the CHP, stating that "the heavy pressure exerted against the opposition is incompatible with my understanding of politics." The number of m…
The appeal against the decision to rerun the Üsküdar Deputy Mayor election was rejected. New arrests prior to the rejection decision attracted attention. Appeal rejected: Üsküdar Deputy Mayor election to be rerun. Medyascope
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