Sinem Dedetaş Released from Prison Under House Arrest in Üsküdar Case

Sinem Dedetaş, former mayor of Üsküdar Municipality, was detained on July 29, 2026, and arrested on July 31, 2026, within the scope of an investigation into alleged irregularities in building permits and occupancy procedures at Üsküdar Municipality. She was subsequently removed from office by the Ministry of the Interior.

Dedetaş had been held at Tekirdağ Karatepe Women’s Closed Prison for approximately three months. Her lawyers filed an objection against the arrest decision, and the court accepted the objection, ruling for her release under house arrest as a judicial control measure.

“Our client Sinem Dedetaş has been decided to be released from prison with house arrest as a judicial control measure based on our release request.”

Following her arrest, Dündar Ziya Gültekin, the joint candidate of the People’s Alliance, was elected Deputy Mayor of the Üsküdar Municipal Council. Gültekin lost his life in a traffic accident in Düzce on October 15.

After Gültekin’s death, a second council meeting was held. Muhammed Emin Sarıoğlu, a council member from the AK Party and the People’s Alliance’s joint candidate, was elected as the new Deputy Mayor of Üsküdar Municipality.

Dedetaş was originally elected mayor in the local elections of March 31, 2024, receiving 50 percent of the vote. Her release will take place after the completion of administrative procedures.

The investigation into Dedetaş will continue under the house arrest measure.