Politics · Turkey · 8 hrs ago
Özgür Özel says Manavgat bribery scandal was real
CHP leader Özgür Özel said a bribery scandal in Manavgat was real, rejecting claims that the incident was staged.
Manavgat is a district in Antalya, and the case involved a bribery operation targeting its municipality.
Özel said that after police footage and an operation, the mayor was referred for expulsion from the party within six hours, and that the person who allegedly gave the bribe was also expelled.
He also described a separate case in Bodrum, where a municipal council member was caught with bribe money during a police check and expelled from the party within an hour.
In another case, Uşak Mayor Özkan Yalım was detained, and Özel said he referred him for party discipline after receiving a response about reports concerning him.
The cases have led to disciplinary action by the CHP, but the account does not give further details about legal proceedings or their outcomes.
Özgür Özel said the bribery scandal involving Manavgat Municipality was real, not fabricated.
He said money had changed hands and referred to evidence and police operation footage.
Özel said the mayor was referred for expulsion from the party within six hours of the operation.
He said both the person who gave the bribe and the mayor were expelled from the party that day.
Özel also described separate disciplinary actions involving a Bodrum council member and Uşak Mayor Özkan Yalım.
- Who
- Özgür Özel, a party leader, spoke about the allegations.
- What
- He said the Manavgat bribery scandal was real and not fabricated.
- When
- The article was published on October 28, 2026. The date of Özel’s remarks is not stated.
- Where
- Manavgat, Turkey.
- Why
- Not stated
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Özel said the mayor was referred for party discipline with a request for expulsion within six hours.
Özel said the person who gave the bribe and the mayor were expelled from the party.
- Location
- Manavgat
- Disciplinary referral
- Within six hours of the police operation
- Party action
- Özel said both the bribe giver and mayor were expelled that day
- Other municipality
- Bodrum
- Other official named
- Uşak Mayor Özkan Yalım
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What people are saying
The matter really is that there was a major bribery scandal there.
The money really does go there and come back; it is not fabricated.