Former Adana mayor in jail

Former Adana mayor in jail

ADANA - Anatolia News Agency
Adana’s former Mayor Aytaç Durak, whose term as mayor was suspended by the Interior Ministry, was arrested yesterday due to corruption charges.

Three other people including Durak’s son-in-law Bekir Cavcav and Adana Mayor’s Office former Secretary-General Hasan Gülşen have also been arrested. 

Durak, who was a member of the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the mayor of Adana for 21 years, was temporarily removed from office March 28 due to the allegations of corruption made against him. He also stepped away from his party after MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli called on him to resign.

Durak’s former right-hand man in the Adana Municipality Mustafa Tuncel accused the mayor of abusing his official power and building a $2 billion fortune by making changes to public works plans. Durak denied accusations made by one of his aides he made a $2 billion fortune, saying his wealth was around $40 million and the main source of his assets was his wife’s family.
LATEST NEWS

  1. Justice Ministry to introduce family mediation system

  2. Ankara, Istanbul host outstanding educators on Teacher’s Day

  3. Erdoğan hails ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant

  4. Number of displaced people nears 1.9 mln in Lebanon

  5. NATO chief due in Türkiye for his first trip after taking office
Recommended

Historic unexploded artillery shells discovered in Çanakkale

Landslide in Rize kills resident, injures 3

Purported Picasso worth 6 mln euros seized in Bayburt

Local court cancels zoning plan for Patara

Touristic route launches symbolic passports

İzmir hosts record number of foreign visitors this year

Garbage-collecting donkeys in Mardin to retire
WORLD

Number of displaced people nears 1.9 mln in Lebanon

The number of displaced people in Lebanon due to Israel-Hezbollah conflict has surged to nearly 1.9 million since last October, shows a report by the Lebanon's Council of Ministers.

ECONOMY

Tender for 5G network may be held next year: Uraloğlu

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdülkadir Uraloğlu has said that a timetable for the 5G network tender could be announced by the end of this year, with the tender potentially launching in the first quarter of 2025.

SPORTS

Türkiye heads to Nations League playoffs after Montenegro loss

Türkiye spurned the opportunity to finish atop its group in the UEFA Nations League and qualify for League A directly with a 3-1 loss at Montenegro on Nov. 19 night.