Dismissed Gendarmerie Senior Major Murat Kalaç, for whom an arrest warrant was issued on the grounds that he served at the Gendarmerie General Command Headquarters on the night of the July 15 coup attempt and actively participated in the coup activities, was detained and arrested in an operation carried out in Ankara.

IT WAS LEARNED THAT IT WAS IN THE YELLOW CATEGORY

It was learned that Kalaç, who has been on the run for about 10 years and for whom an arrest warrant was issued by the Ankara 23rd High Criminal Court, is in the yellow category on the Terrorist Wanted List of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

HIDDEN COMPARTMENT DETAIL DRAWED ATTENTION

Information that the fugitive was trying to renovate the address where he was hiding and was looking for a secret compartment in the house attracted the attention of the police teams. Following this development, technical and physical monitoring efforts for the address in question were intensified.

CAUGHT WITH OPERATION

As a result of the operation carried out at the address determined by the Anti-Terrorism teams, Kalaç, who had been wanted for a long time, was caught and detained. The person was arrested after being processed at the police station.

Within the scope of the bribery and corruption investigation against the ISTANBUL Metropolitan Municipality, Cem Oğuz, the Chief Advisor of the suspended former Mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Muhittin Böcek, and municipal employee Buse K. were detained. The corruption investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on charges of “being a manager of a criminal organization”, “being a member of a criminal organization”, “extortion”, “bribery”, “qualified fraud”, “illegal acquisition of personal data” and “tender rigging” continues. During the investigation, Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Muhittin Böcek’s Chief Advisor Cem Oğuz and municipality employee Buse K. were detained in their homes during the operation carried out by the Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch Directorate teams. Cem Oğuz and Buse K. were brought to Istanbul for further processing. The suspects testified at the prosecutor’s office after their procedures at the police station. Oğuz and Buse K., who were referred to the judge after their statements, were arrested. Böcek’s drivers, Aydın Günaydın Özer Uygun and Yasin Yellice, were previously arrested during the investigation.

The corruption and bribery investigation, which broke out when a personnel working in the Planning Directorate of Muğla’s Marmaris Municipality was caught red-handed by the police while accepting a bribe of 4 thousand dollars, is gradually growing. In the municipality, where a total of 400 thousand dollars of bribe traffic was allegedly carried out, 4 of the 13 people who were detained and referred to the courthouse on the grounds that there were irregularities in zoning and license procedures and bribes were taken, were arrested.

Within the scope of the investigation, it is claimed that some personnel of Marmaris Municipality obtained financial benefits by making irregularities in the new occupancy and license processes of hotels, restaurants and businesses.

Within the scope of the investigation, Deputy Mayor Ö.H., Zoning Director İ.P., engineers V.Ç., TD and CC, Deputy Police Director MK, tradesman TK, headman FT, contractor MG, accountant FK, freelancer M.Ş. and municipal employees NC and HP were detained, while Deputy Mayor Ö.H., Zoning Director İ.P., engineers V.Ç. and TD were arrested. 9 suspects were released, 6 of them on condition of judicial control.

Within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, a total of 57 people, including CHP member Mustafa Bozbey and his wife Seden Bozbey, his brothers Ramiz and Ertan Bozbey, and his daughter Side Bozbey Gürer, were detained. The suspects are accused of taking bribes in exchange for illegal construction permits and laundering them through shell companies during their term as Nilüfer Mayor. Last October, former Nilüfer Mayor Turgay Erdem and 15 people were arrested on the same charges.

The investigation covers allegations of “establishing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime”, “being a member of an organization”, “laundering property values ​​resulting from crime” and “causing construction pollution”. The operation was held simultaneously in Istanbul, Balıkesir and Diyarbakır, centered in Bursa.

BUSINESSMAN BECAME A COMPLAINT

The complaint was filed by businessman Emin Adanur on April 15, 2025; The focus of the investigation was carried out through SERES Gayrimenkul and VEREV İnşaat, which belong to Muhkim Demirtaş, the son of Bozbey’s aunt.

Through these companies, 27 immovable properties and millions of TL cash transfers were identified, the source of which was bribery; The total money transferred to the Bozbey family reached 6 million 500 thousand TL.

VOLUME OF 16 BILLION TL

In the MASAK report, 213 immovable properties and 35 vehicles belonging to 39 individuals and 7 companies were identified; The transaction volume was determined as 15 billion 951 million TL.

During the operation, former private secretary Aytunç Esendemirci, former Nilüfer Municipality Deputy Mayor Yalçın Işıkyıldız, police chief Yılmaz Adıgüzel and many municipal employees and business people were detained. The investigations are combined and Bozbey’s actions during the Nilüfer period are also evaluated within the scope of the file.

VILLA FROM PARAVAN COMPANY

During the investigation, the ultra-luxury villa registered to Mustafa Bozbey’s wife, Seden Bozbey, attracted attention. It was revealed that the villa was purchased in the name of Seden Bozbey in 2022 with money transfers made from shell company accounts. The value of the villa in question was estimated to be approximately 60 million TL. On the other hand, the fact that the managers of Verev İnşaat company have kinship ties with Mustafa Bozbey strengthened the “organizational structure” claims. –

A ceremony was held at the Istanbul Palace of Justice in memory of the martyrdom of the terrorist organization Mehmet Selim Kiraz 11 years ago. The ceremony started with a moment of silence and the National Anthem. Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Fatih Dönmez reminded that Kiraz was martyred by DHKP/C members while he was on duty on March 31, 2015, and stated that the attack targeted the independent judiciary and the rule of law. Hakkı Kiraz, the father of the martyr prosecutor, stated that he never separated his son from his spiritual side. Minister of Justice Gürlek, Chief Prosecutor Dönmez and Hakkı Kiraz left carnations on the desk where the martyr prosecutor’s photo and name were placed in his office room on the 6th floor; The Holy Quran was read and prayers were made. Deputy Minister of Justice Can Tuncay, Governor Davut Gül, chief prosecutors, judges, prosecutors and lawyers attended the program.

MEMORIAL MESSAGE FROM ERDOĞAN

On the other hand, President Erdoğan commemorated martyr prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz with a post on his social media account. President Erdoğan used the following statements: “I commemorate our Public Prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz, who was murdered in a vile attack by terrorists while on duty, with mercy and respect on the 11th anniversary of his martyrdom.”

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey Investigation Commission on Children Driven to Crime listened to the families of the victims yesterday. Before the commission meeting, emergency health response teams were also brought to the area where the hall was located. In the commission; Families of the victims “Gülden Coni, Oğuzhan Çöpür, Abdurrahman Balcı, Atlas Çağlayan, Kıvanç Uman, Eyüp Arıcı, Murat Duha Yıldız, Hakan Çakır, Fatih Acacı, Alperen Toprak, Yusuf Buğra Demirci” explained their experiences. At the meeting where emotional moments were experienced, tears flowed from time to time.

MURDERERS HAVE COMMON SYMBOLS

Families who spoke at the commission emphasized that their children were killed as a result of severe violence and often planned attacks. Zeynep Balcı, the mother of Abdurrahman Balcı, who was killed on March 17, 2025, explained the threats of the perpetrators and pointed out that children involved in similar crimes use common symbols and language. Balcı said, “It’s just like a dark cloud coming out of a lamp. They made our lives dark.” He noted that the family of the murderers found the courage to threaten by saying, “If not today, tomorrow. If necessary, we will burn our future once again.”

THEY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED MARTYRS OF OPPRESSION

Balcı argued that the current system is not a deterrent and said that children who are dragged into crime should receive the real consequences of their crimes. Balcı wanted those who lost their lives in this way to be declared “martyrs of oppression”.

REBELLION AGAINST DISCOUNTS

Gülhan Ünlü, the mother of Atlas Çağlayan, who was stabbed to death in Güngören, Istanbul, said that the perpetrator intended to start a fight on the day of the incident and that her son was attacked in front of his eyes. Stating that his other son will carry this trauma for a lifetime, Ünlü reacted to the release of the perpetrators in a short time due to the age reduction. “Our lives were destroyed in a minute. I was able to say goodbye to my son while he was dying on the pavement,” said mother Ünlü, stating that the perpetrator would be walking the streets 5 years later and said, “A murderer has no age. A murderer is a murderer, whether he is 30 or 15.”

COMMON DEMAND: DETERRENT PUNISHMENT

The families heard in the COMMISSION united in a common demand:

The current penal system for offenders under the age of 18 is not a deterrent, it should be rearranged.

While penalties are being made more severe, more effective mechanisms should be created to ensure that perpetrators assume responsibility towards society and to prevent similar crimes.

The murdered children should be considered “martyrs of oppression”.