Former AKP Mayor Among 49 Detained in SE Turkey Municipal Probe - Turkish Minute
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Former AKP mayor among 49 detained in SE Turkey municipal probe - Turkish Minute
Turkish police detained 49 people, including a former mayor from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), in an operation targeting alleged irregularities in municipal tenders in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa. The operation in the Halfeti district has been launched based on suspected misconduct in procurement processes during multiple administrative periods, including years under government-appointed trustees. Among those detaine…
Justice Minister Akın Gürlek's recent statement during a live broadcast, "Prosecutors look at the evidence inside the file, not the name on the cover," has been concretized once again by the large-scale operation against the Halfeti Municipality in Şanlıurfa. The detention of 49 suspects, including Şeref Albayrak, the mayor from the AK Party, clearly demonstrates that the judiciary, in its fight against corruption, acts on the basis of direct ev…
Following an operation in Halfeti, 47 people, including former AK Party mayor Şeref Albayrak, were taken into custody.
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