Five Detained in Second Wave of Yahşihan Municipality Corruption Probe
Deputy mayor, two assistants, a secretary, and the former zoning director's wife were arrested; five others released under judicial control.
KEY POINTS
- Second-wave operation conducted on October 8 by gendarmerie in Kırıkkale
- Ten suspects referred to court after merging separate bribery case
- Five suspects arrested including deputy mayor and two assistants
- Four released under judicial control, one released pending trial
- Investigation led by Kırıkkale Chief Public Prosecutor's Office
A second-wave operation targeting Yahşihan Municipality in Kırıkkale on October 8 led to the detention of nine suspects by gendarmerie teams. A municipal assistant previously held in a separate bribery case involving 100,000 lira was merged into this investigation, bringing the total referred to court to ten.
The court ordered the arrest of five suspects: Deputy Mayor Aydın Demirdirek, assistants Satılmış Serkan Yıldıran and İbrahim Aydın, secretary Canan Demirkaya, and Elif Biçer, wife of former Zoning Director Ulaş Biçer who was detained in the first wave. All five were sent to prison.
Four former municipal employees — Ahmet Kızılçiçek, Faruk Dadalı, Ömer Hazar, and secretary Ayşe Öztürk — were released under judicial control. Aliye Demirkaya, mother-in-law of Ulaş Biçer, was released pending trial without detention. The investigation continues.
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