Breaking News: Indictment for Antalya Metropolitan Municipality prepared
An indictment has been prepared as part of the investigation conducted into the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality.
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A new development has occurred in the investigation conducted by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality.
An indictment has been prepared against 41 people, including the detained Antalya Metropolitan Mayor Muhittin Böcek.
It was reported that the investigation proceedings have been completed for a total of 41 people, including Muhittin Böcek, who was arrested on July 5, 2025, his son Mustafa Gökhan Böcek, former Antalya Provincial Police Chief İlker Arslan, as well as Fazlı Ateş and Mehmet Okan Kaya. It was noted that the prepared indictment includes a legal assessment regarding 26 separate acts identified at this stage.
For Muhittin Böcek, who is currently in custody and has been suspended from his duties as Mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, it was requested that he be punished for the crimes of extortion by coercion, unjust enrichment, and laundering of assets derived from crime, within the scope of chain crime provisions.
For former Antalya Provincial Police Chief İlker Arslan, it was requested that he be punished for the crimes of laundering assets derived from crime and unjust enrichment, within the scope of chain crime provisions.
For Mustafa Gökhan Böcek, it was requested that he be punished for the crimes of extortion by coercion as an accomplice, laundering of assets derived from crime, influence peddling, and unjust enrichment as an accomplice. In line with the findings reflected in the scope of the file, it was stated that it was also requested that Mustafa Gökhan Böcek be punished as a "person who makes crime a profession" in accordance with Article 58/9 of the Turkish Penal Code.
For the suspects Zuhal Böcek and Zeynep Kerimoğlu, who are being tried without arrest as part of the investigation, it was requested that they be punished for the crime of laundering assets derived from crime, within the scope of chain crime provisions.
The indictment also requested the confiscation of movable and immovable assets belonging to all suspects, including cash deposits in Turkish Lira and foreign currency totaling approximately 170 million 83 thousand lira, as well as 10 apartments, 5 vehicles, 5 workplaces, 1 Rolex brand watch, and 1 iPhone brand mobile phone, with a total value reaching approximately 258 million 600 thousand lira.
The 702-page indictment has been sent to the Antalya 6th High Criminal Court.