Detained Vahap Seçer's questioning starts today

Published 4 Oct, 11:56 Updated 4 Oct, 13:01 Photo: Cumhuriyet

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Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Vahap Seçer's questioning in police custody began three days after his detention. The questioning is expected to continue into the late night.

Seçer is expected to be referred to the courthouse after procedures at the Mersin Provincial Police Directorate. Seçer had been detained on 1 October along with 59 people, including Yenişehir Mayor Abdullah Özyiğit and Mezitli Mayor Ahmet Serkan Tuncer.

Detained Vahap Seçer's questioning starts today

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Mersin Municipality Investigation News Series

Where it began 1 Oct 2026 59 people detained in Mersin including Vahap Seçer

6 Oct 2026 23:38 Turkish Interior Ministry suspends 5 mayors and acting mayors The Turkish Interior Ministry has suspended five mayors and acting mayors under investigation and in detention as a temporary measure.
6 Oct 2026 14:41 İmamoğlu calls Seçer's arrest an 'addiction to operations' Detained presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu described the arrest of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Vahap Seçer as "the desperation of a mindset usurping the national will" and called Erdoğan's politics an "addiction to operations".
6 Oct 2026 14:31 Oğuz Kaan Salıcı reacts to Vahap Seçer's arrest CHP Istanbul MP Oğuz Kaan Salıcı reacted to the arrest of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Vahap Seçer, saying, "The political cost of this course will be heavy."
6 Oct 2026 08:11 10 arrested including three mayors in Mersin municipal probe 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.
4 Oct 2026 11:56 Detained Vahap Seçer's questioning starts today Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Vahap Seçer's questioning in police custody began three days after his detention. The questioning is expected to continue into the late night.

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