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Nine detained in Esenyurt municipality corruption investigation
A court in Istanbul ordered nine people detained in a corruption investigation involving Esenyurt Municipality.
Esenyurt is a district of Istanbul, and the investigation concerns claims that some municipal tenders were rigged and contractors paid bribes.
The nine include Deputy Mayor Yusuf Ulutaş, municipal employees and people linked to companies.
Ten other suspects were released under judicial controls.
Four were placed under house arrest, while the others must report to authorities and cannot leave the country.
These are allegations, and the court orders do not establish that anyone is guilty.
The case concerns how public contracts were awarded, but the reports do not say what happens next.
Nine suspects, including Esenyurt Deputy Mayor Yusuf Ulutaş, were jailed in a corruption investigation involving the municipality.
The court also imposed judicial-control measures on 10 suspects, including house arrest for four.
The investigation concerns allegations of rigging some municipal tenders and taking bribes from contractors.
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office had ordered the detention of 19 suspects.
- Who
- Nine suspects, including Esenyurt Deputy Mayor Yusuf Ulutaş, were jailed; 10 others were released under judicial control.
- What
- The court jailed nine people in a municipal corruption investigation and imposed judicial-control measures on 10 others.
- When
- The court decisions were reported on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Esenyurt, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Why
- The investigation concerns allegations of rigging some municipal tenders and taking bribes from contractors.
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The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office ordered the detention of 19 suspects in the investigation.
After court proceedings, nine suspects were jailed and 10 were released under judicial-control measures.
- Detention order
- 19 suspects
- Jailed
- 9 suspects
- Judicial control
- 10 suspects
- House arrest
- 4 suspects
- Investigation location
- Esenyurt, Istanbul
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