28 people, including Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen, were detained in an investigation by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into Eyüpsultan Municipality. A search was also carried out at the municipal service building.
Twenty-three of those detained are public officials. The suspects face charges of membership of an organization, bribery and bid-rigging. According to Euronews Turkish, Özmen will be taken to Ankara for processing.