CHP’s Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş administration continues to dispose of the most valuable land, shops and residences that are the future of the capital, “parcel by parcel”. With the new tender of 1.3 billion TL to be held on July 23, 2026, total real estate sales during Yavaş’s 7-year term of office exceeded 35 billion TL (750 million dollars) and reached a record level. Despite the rapid liquidation of public properties in popular districts such as Etimesgut, Çankaya, Altındağ and Mamak and the inclusion of municipal subsidiaries in this process, the failure to provide a concrete service worthy of huge budgets in the capital causes the question “Where are the billions of dollars of public resources? Are the capital’s properties being vaporized?” escalated their reactions.

DETAILS OF THE 11 PROPERTIES THAT ARE FOR SALE:

5 Commercial Area Plots: Commercial plots with high square meters (Eryaman, Şeker, Yukarıyurtçu) constitute the largest part of the budget.

4 Residential Plots: Altındağ (Feridunçelik), Çankaya (Keklikpınarı) and Etimesgut (Yukarıyurtçu).

1 Commercial Property: Shop worth 18,000,000 TL in Mamak Derbent.

1 House: House worth 4,500,000 TL in Çankaya Kocatepe.

Champion of the Tender: The highest priced real estate in the advertisement was the commercial land located in Etimesgut Yukarıyurtçu. The estimated price for this single parcel is exactly 306 million TL!

7-YEAR TERRIBLE BALANCE SHEET: SALES CHART HAS HIGHED THE PEAK!

When the real estate policy that Mansur Yavaş has implemented since the day he took office is put into figures, the gravity of the situation is clearly revealed. The process, which started with only 3 tenders in 2019, turned into a “real estate liquidation” by reaching a total of 110 separate tenders by 2026.

Sales Climb by Years:
2019 – 2021: Annual average remained in the range of 450 – 570 million TL.
2022: The big break occurred; sales jumped to 1.4 billion TL.
2023: Increased exponentially and reached 6.5 billion TL.
2024: It broke a record and reached its peak with 11 billion TL.
2025: The high trend was maintained and remained at the 10 billion TL threshold.

Looking at the total balance sheet, the total value of real estate sold during the Mansur Yavaş period has exceeded 35 billion TL (approximately 750 million dollars). It is a big question mark where this huge resource, which mortgages the future of the capital, is used.

In the brochure titled “Information on Voluntary Return Procedures for Foreigners Under Temporary Protection” prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Directorate of Immigration Management, the procedures that those who decided to return voluntarily should follow from the appointment stage to their exit from Türkiye were included.

On the cover of the brochure, it was stated that the study was carried out in cooperation with the Directorate of Immigration Management and UNHCR, within the scope of the “Strengthening National Mechanisms for Voluntary, Safe, Dignified and Regular Returns to Syria” project funded by the European Union.

According to the information in the brochure, for voluntary repatriation procedures, an appointment must be made on the website of the Directorate of Migration Management, and the applicant must apply to the Provincial Directorate of Immigration Management in the province where he is registered with his temporary protection identity document.

If returning with family members, all family members are required to be present at the Provincial Directorate of Immigration Management with their IDs on the appointment day.

IT WILL BE CONFIRMED THAT THE RETURN DECISION IS VOLUNTARY

During the meeting at the Provincial Directorate of Immigration Management, the biometric data of the applicants and their family members will be taken and the necessary checks will be carried out.

While information will be given about the support that can be provided during voluntary return depending on personal situation and family structure, applicants and their family members will be interviewed to confirm that the decision to return is voluntary.

The “Voluntary Return Form” prepared in Turkish and Arabic will be required to be signed separately by family members over the age of 18. By signing the form, it will be recorded that the person agrees to return to their country voluntarily.

A copy of the signed form will be given to the applicant and presented at the border gate upon departure. Following the procedures, a road permit valid for 15 days will be issued to travel to the preferred border gate.

SUPPORT WILL BE EVALUATED ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT’S SITUATION

Those who meet the criteria determined during the voluntary return interview will be informed about cash assistance and free legal consultancy and legal aid services they may need to support the return process.

According to the information obtained by the AA correspondent, the status of benefiting from Social Adaptation Assistance (SUY) or Supplementary Social Adaptation Assistance (T-SUY) will also be taken into account when determining the people who will benefit from cash assistance.

It was learned that the criteria and scope of the application may vary by province, and an average of 275 euros of cash aid per person will be provided to those who meet the conditions.

It was stated that the support in question started to be implemented as of November, and the final evaluation and information was made by the Provincial Directorates of Immigration Administration.

IT IS RECOMMENDED NOT TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE BORDER GATE

After completing the procedures at the Provincial Directorate of Immigration Management, it is necessary to go to the border gate to exit within the validity period of the road permit.

At the border gate, the information of the applicants and their family members, the voluntary return form and other documents will be checked. The brochure warned that if one goes directly to the border gate without completing the necessary procedures, exit may be delayed or not possible due to missing documents or information.

Those who will depart by plane will be able to complete their procedures at the Provincial Directorate of Immigration Administration in the province where they are registered before the flight date.

If the procedures are carried out at the airport on the day of the flight, people must be at the airport at least 4 hours before the flight time and apply to the Visa Violation Office.

If the return is canceled before departure, the Provincial Directorate of Immigration Management in the province of registration is requested to be informed.

According to the statement made on the ministry’s virtual media account; During the inspections, 26 thousand 236 personnel and 8 thousand 785 teams from the Immigration Administration, police, gendarmerie and Coast Guard units participated; 25 organizers, including 3 foreign nationals, were detained.

355 IRREGULAR MIGRANTS CAUGHT

In addition, 355 irregular immigrants were caught during the inspections where the identity of 427 thousand 968 people was checked. Within the scope of the study; A total of 14 thousand 142 places were checked, including 3 thousand 795 abandoned buildings, 7 thousand 447 public places, 449 terminals and 2 thousand 451 other places. Procedures to repatriate the identified irregular immigrants have been initiated.

In our inspections against migrant smuggling organizers and irregular migration in 81 provinces;

-25 migrant smuggling organizers, 3 of whom are foreign nationals,
-355 irregular immigrants were caught during the inspections where the identity of 427 thousand 968 people was checked.️

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— TR Ministry of Internal Affairs (@TC_icisleri) July 22, 2026

There has been a new development in the corruption and bribery investigation carried out by the Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against Silivri Municipality. Within the scope of the investigation, irregularities regarding zoning, license and settlement in Silivri Municipality and the bribery scheme were exposed. According to the statement given by a suspect who benefited from effective remorse provisions, it was determined that Silivri Mayor Bora Balcıoğlu exchanged a large amount of bribe money at various foreign exchange offices through his Private Secretary Aşkın Kaynar and his driver Serdar Tuna. It was determined that some of the laundered bribe money was sent directly to CHP Silivri District Chairman Doruk Bulut. CHP Silivri District Chairman Doruk Bulut was detained.

PUBLIC DAMAGE OF 21.5 MILLION TL!

According to the findings reflected in the expert reports, it was revealed how the organization in charge of Silivri Municipality wasted public resources. It has been documented that a public loss of 21,522,717.40 TL was caused as a result of the sale of a valuable non-registered property belonging to the municipality, which was a park area, at a low price. In addition, it was determined that there were organized irregularities in the recruitment of personnel to the municipality, business transfer and rental transactions, granting of zoning and licenses, irregular removal of seals, turning a blind eye to illegal buildings and municipal real estate sales processes.

MAYOR BALCIOĞLU WAS SUSPENDED FROM HIS OFFICE BY THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS

Silivri Mayor Bora Balcıoğlu, who was arrested on June 15, 2026, was suspended from office as a temporary measure by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in accordance with Article 127 of the Constitution and Article 47 of the Municipality Law No. 5393.

Work at Trabzon City Hospital, planned as the new health base of the Black Sea, continues at full speed on a 24/7 basis with approximately a thousand people. Electrical-mechanical manufacturing and facade manufacturing in 4 blocks of the hospital, built on a closed area of ​​285 thousand square meters, have been completed. The hospital, which will double the intensive care capacity in the city, will have 300 outpatient clinics and 33 operating rooms. The hospital has a total bed capacity of 900, 236 of which will be intensive care and 664 will be single beds. The city hospital, whose construction was completed using 5,200 bored piles, will be protected against earthquakes with 762 seismic isolators installed.

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION IS BEING DONE
Trabzon Provincial Health Director Mehmet Topsakal said, “The physical completion rate in the construction of our city hospital has now reached 97.5 percent. Our priority is to get the concrete plants on the north side of the hospital from there. The infrastructure of the road that will connect the road passing from the north to the hospital has been built. This road is important for us in two ways. First, it will provide great support to the evacuation and entry and exit of the hospital, especially during the match in the stadium next door. The league will start in one and a half months. The road must be opened as soon as possible. We will hold a coordination meeting and that “We will meet with the contractor to remove the concrete plant from there as soon as possible and ensure its recovery,” he said. Topsakal said, “So far, there does not appear to be any structure that will prevent the delay in hospital construction. As I mentioned, landscaping of the construction remains. Our goal is to open our city hospital in November this year.”

In line with the statement given by a suspect who benefited from effective remorse provisions within the scope of the corruption and bribery investigation launched by the Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against Silivri Municipality, it was revealed that a large amount of bribe money, which was exchanged at various foreign exchange offices by Silivri Mayor Balcıoğlu’s Private Secretary Aşkın Kaynar and his driver Serdar Tuna, was sent to CHP Silivri District Chairman Doruk Bulut.

In the expert report entered into the investigation file while Bulut was taken into custody, a public loss of 21.5 million lira was documented. On the other hand, CHP Silivri Municipal Council Member Aykut Batur, who was arrested during the investigation, was released within the scope of effective remorse provisions.

THEY PREPARED

According to the findings reflected in the expert reports; It was determined that a public loss in the amount of 21 million 522 thousand 717 liras and 40 kuruş was caused as a result of the sale of a valuable non-registered real estate belonging to the municipality, which was a park area, at a low price. In addition, it was determined that there were organized irregularities in the recruitment of personnel to the municipality, business transfer and rental transactions, granting of zoning and licenses, irregular removal of seals, turning a blind eye to illegal buildings and municipal real estate sales processes.

Silivri Mayor Bora Balcıoğlu, who was arrested on June 15, 2026, was suspended from office.