This story is from 26 September 2026.
In the "political or military espionage" investigation into the EMIS system of MASAK, judicial action was taken against 22 suspects and 5 people were detained.
Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said arrest warrants were issued for 16 suspects, trustees were appointed to 2 companies and 3 former MASAK heads would testify.
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Justice Minister Akın Gürlek's lawyer announced that a criminal complaint had been filed against Workers' Party of Turkey Istanbul MP Ahmet Şık and a compensation lawsuit opened. The reason given was Şık's social media posts.
46 people, including former Bayraklı Mayor Serdar Sandal, were detained in the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's investigation into Bayraklı Municipality. The charges include bribery and rigging tenders.
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The Turkish Justice Ministry denied YENİ Party leader Özgür Özel's claim that information was leaked by the ministry in the fund investigation, calling it baseless slander.
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+5: Nefes, Yeniçağ, BirGün, İlke TV and soL Haber +6: Halk TV, Nefes, Yeniçağ, BirGün, İlke TV and soL Haber AK Party Group Deputy Chair Özlem Zengin said the Turkish Justice Ministry issued a new circular after the operation footage in Mersin. Zengin also announced that the Turkish Interior Ministry opened an investigation into the law enforcement officers who filmed the footage.
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+5: Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Oda TV and BirGün +6: Nefes, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Oda TV and BirGün In the Çeşme Chief Public Prosecutor's Office investigation into Çeşme Municipality, nine people including Deputy Mayor Emre Can Durmaz were detained. Proceedings were started against 12 people in total.
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Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Cemil Tugay joined the AK Party; President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pinned on his badge. After Tugay joined, Izmir Metropolitan Deputy Mayor Zafer Levent Yıldır resigned from his posts.
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+5: DW Türkçe, Independent Türkçe, The Guardian, RFI and Libération +6: Al-Monitor, DW Türkçe, Independent Türkçe, The Guardian, RFI and Libération In the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's probe targeting Eyüpsultan Municipality, 13 people, including Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen, were arrested. A total of 15 people were released under judicial control.
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+2: Euronews Türkçe and Independent Türkçe +3: BBC Türkçe, Euronews Türkçe and Independent Türkçe In the Mersin Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's corruption investigation into three municipalities, 10 people were arrested, including Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Vahap Seçer. Legal proceedings for the other individuals are continuing.
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+4: BirGün, Halk TV, Tele2 Haber and Muhalif +5: Nefes, BirGün, Halk TV, Tele2 Haber and Muhalif The Capital Markets Board (SPK) filed criminal complaints against 11 people over trading in Özata Denizcilik shares and imposed a 2-year trading ban on them. The Board cancelled the licences of 5 of them for the duration of the ban.
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