The wave of judicial actions initiated against CHP-run municipalities continues to expand. A decision has been made to refer Manavgat Mayor Niyazi Nefi Kara of Antalya and Adana Metropolitan Mayor Zeydan Karalar to court with a request for their arrest. At the same time, a decision for judicial control and house arrest was issued for Adıyaman Mayor Abdurrahman Tutdere.
Karalar and Tutdere had been detained as part of the ‘Aziz İhsan Aktaş criminal organization investigation’.
The individuals detained within the scope of three separate investigations are as follows:
Adana Metropolitan Mayor Zeydan Karalar
Adıyaman Mayor Abdurrahman Tutdere
Adıyaman Deputy Mayor Ceyhan Kayhan
Büyükçekmece Deputy Mayor Ahmet Şahin
Ahmet Şahin’s driver Sonkan Turan
Businesspeople: Hayrettin Mermer, Burak Kangal, Rabil Artan, and Kazım Gökhan Yankılıç
Lawyer Onur Büyükhatipoğlu
Former Seyhan Municipality Cleaning Affairs Manager Özcan Zenger
Ahmet Murat Mermer and İbrahim Emre Mermer
News Source: 12punto
