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Breaking News: Operation at Çeşme Municipality.

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In an operation conducted as part of an investigation into the Çeşme Municipality in İzmir for crimes including "forming, managing, and being a member of a criminal organization," "bribery," "extortion," and "forgery of official documents," 8 suspects, including the Acting Director of Zoning and Urban Planning, Buğçe Sağlamer, were taken into custody. It was stated that the investigation was initiated following a tip-off that some municipal docu…
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Haber 7 - In the corruption investigation targeting Çeşme Municipality, footage has emerged suggesting that an additional payment approximately 2.5 times the legal amount was demanded in exchange for completing a transaction.

A corruption operation was carried out against the municipality in Çeşme district of İzmir. As part of the operation, high-ranking bureaucrats, including the Deputy Mayor of Çeşme, were detained, while gendarmerie teams caught a cleaning worker red-handed trying to burn municipal documents.

Within the scope of the investigation carried out regarding the zoning, scientific works and real estate processes in Çeşme Municipality, the operation was organized for 12 persons. While 8 people were detained in the operation, it was learned that 1 person was detained in the prison as part of another investigation, while 3 people were wanted.

In the investigation into allegations of irregularities in tenders and procurements at Çeşme Municipality, a tip was received that a cleaning worker was attempting to destroy municipal documents by burning them. Following the tip, the gendarmerie caught the worker red-handed while he was trying to destroy the documents.

It was learned that Deputy Mayor Emre Can Durmaz and the Director of Zoning and Urbanization Buğçe Sağlamer were detained, while a detention order was also issued against Deputy Director of Science Furkan Yiğit. Allegations of irregularities in tenders and purchases It was stated that the operation against Çeşme Municipality was carried out within the scope of allegations of irregularities in tenders and procurement in the municipality. In the o…

In an operation conducted as part of an investigation into the Çeşme Municipality in İzmir for crimes including "forming, managing, and being a member of a criminal organization," "bribery," "extortion," and "forgery of official documents," 8 suspects, including the Acting Director of Zoning and Urban Planning, Buğçe Sağlamer, were taken into custody. It was stated that the investigation was initiated following a tip-off that some municipal docu…

·Beyoğlu, Türkiye
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Tr724 broke the news on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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