Politics · Turkey · 1 day ago
Yahşihan deputy mayor suspended after arrest in corruption case
Aydın Demirdirek, deputy mayor of Yahşihan in Kırıkkale province, Turkey, has been arrested.
The arrest relates to allegations of bribery, bid-rigging and helping a criminal organization.
A court in Kırıkkale ordered his arrest on October 9, 2026.
The Interior Ministry then suspended him from his municipal role.
The ministry said the suspension is a temporary measure under Turkey’s Constitution and Municipal Law.
The reports provide no further details about the case or what will happen next.
Yahşihan acting mayor Aydın Demirdirek was suspended from office by Turkey’s Interior Ministry.
The ministry said the suspension was a temporary measure following his arrest.
Demirdirek was arrested on allegations of bribery, rigging tenders and aiding a criminal organization.
The arrest was ordered by the Kırıkkale 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on 9 October 2026.
- Who
- Aydın Demirdirek, acting mayor of Yahşihan.
- What
- He was suspended from office after being arrested on allegations of bribery, rigging tenders and aiding a criminal organization.
- When
- He was arrested on 9 October 2026; the suspension was announced on 10 October 2026.
- Where
- Yahşihan, in Kırıkkale province, Turkey.
- Why
- The Interior Ministry said the suspension was a temporary measure following his arrest.
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Kırıkkale Yahşihan Belediye Başkan Vekili Aydın Demirdirek hakkında 'rüşvet, ihaleye fesat karıştırma, suç örgütüne yardım etme' suçları kapsamında Kırıkkale 2. Sulh Ceza Hakimliğinin kararıyla tutuklanması üzerine Anayasanın 127'nci maddesi ile 5393 sayılı Belediye Kanunu'nun 47'nci maddesi uyarınca geçici bir tedbir olarak İçişleri Bakanlığınca görevden uzaklaştırılmıştır.
The Kırıkkale 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace ordered Demirdirek’s arrest.
The Interior Ministry announced that Demirdirek had been suspended as a temporary measure.
- Official
- Aydın Demirdirek
- Position
- Acting mayor of Yahşihan
- Arrest date
- 9 October 2026
- Suspension date
- 10 October 2026
- Allegations
- Bribery, rigging tenders and aiding a criminal organization
Sources
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