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Five people arrested in investigation involving Cafer Mahiroğlu
A court in Istanbul ordered five people arrested in an investigation involving businessman Cafer Mahiroğlu.
The five include former İzmir Metropolitan Municipality officials and a current municipal department inspector, as well as two other suspects.
Three other suspects were placed under judicial controls instead of being jailed.
Prosecutors allege that Mahiroğlu used his links at İzmir Metropolitan Municipality to help establish a vehicle-maintenance company and gain from municipal tenders.
They say the investigation found 14.46 million lira in unrecorded payments linked to tender processes, alongside other alleged financial dealings.
The case concerns allegations of bribery, interference in tenders and money laundering, and the investigation is continuing.
Five suspects were ordered detained in an investigation involving Cafer Mahiroğlu, according to Habertürk.
The Istanbul court also placed three other suspects under judicial control after hearings for eight people sent to the courthouse.
The five ordered detained were former İzmir municipal officials Ramazan Tezcan and Haluk Harun Tuzsuzoğlu, municipal employee Mehmet Meral, Doruk Bulut and İbrahim Tuncol.
Prosecutors are investigating allegations of bribery, rigging tenders and laundering proceeds of crime.
Prosecutors say the investigation concerns alleged benefits obtained through İzmir Metropolitan Municipality tenders and companies linked to Mahiroğlu.
- Who
- Five suspects, including former İzmir municipal officials and employees, were ordered detained in an investigation involving Cafer Mahiroğlu.
- What
- A court ordered five suspects detained and placed three others under judicial control.
- When
- The decisions were reported on 13 November 2026.
- Where
- The hearings took place at the Istanbul courthouse in Çağlayan; the alleged tender activity involved İzmir Metropolitan Municipality.
- Why
- Prosecutors are investigating alleged bribery, tender-rigging and laundering of proceeds of crime.
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Twelve suspects were detained; four were ordered detained and eight were placed under judicial control.
One more suspect was detained and ordered detained, bringing the reported total to five.
A second operation led to eight more suspects being detained.
A court ordered five of those eight suspects detained and placed the other three under judicial control.
- Suspects ordered detained
- 5
- Suspects placed under judicial control
- 3
- People sent to court in this round
- 8
- Alleged unrecorded bribes
- 14,464,000 Turkish lira
- Companies’ reported total transaction volume
- 30,352,037,389.15 Turkish lira