Politics · Turkey · 19 hrs ago
İzmir education inspector jailed over alleged 300,000-lira bribe
An education inspector in İzmir was arrested over an alleged bribe after a school principal reported him.
The principal, who runs an Anatolian high school in Bayındır, was under an administrative investigation into the school’s income and financial dealings.
The inspector allegedly said he could help close the case with a favorable report, and first asked for 500,000 lira, later reduced to 300,000.
The principal alerted officials, and police prepared an operation at a cafe in Bayraklı, where the money was handed over in an ordinary-looking fig box.
Police arrested the inspector at the handover, and a court ordered him held in custody after questioning.
The case against the inspector is continuing, while the school’s financial investigation remains unresolved and may be reviewed separately.
An İzmir education inspector was jailed after being caught in an operation over an alleged 300,000-lira bribe.
The inspector, identified as O.M., was accused of seeking money to help close a financial investigation into a school principal.
Reports say the alleged bribe was handed over in an fig box at a cafe in Bayraklı.
The principal, identified in one report as Ali Sanlı, reported the alleged demand to education authorities.
The financial investigation into the school principal remains separate from the bribery case, and the allegations have not been resolved in court.
- Who
- Education inspector O.M. was arrested. The school principal involved is identified as Ali Sanlı in one report.
- What
- O.M. was accused of demanding 300,000 lira to help close a financial investigation. He was caught during an operation and jailed.
- When
- The operation was reported to have taken place on 10 October 2026.
- Where
- At a cafe in Bayraklı, İzmir, Turkey.
- Why
- Authorities allege O.M. offered to prepare a favorable report to help close the investigation into the principal.
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Police reportedly arrested O.M. at a Bayraklı cafe as the principal handed over an fig box containing 300,000 lira.
O.M. was taken into custody and later jailed by a criminal judgeship of peace.
- Inspector
- O.M.
- Alleged bribe
- 300,000 lira
- Initial alleged demand
- 500,000 lira
- Operation location
- Bayraklı, İzmir
- School
- Sadık Susamcıoğlu Anadolu Lisesi
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