Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek answered journalists’ questions before the AK Party group meeting in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Minister Gürlek, regarding the allegations that housing has been built in İmralı F-Type High Security Closed Penitentiary Institution, said, “There is no such thing there, there is an administrative campus, and since it is an administrative campus, new buildings and places that are needed can probably be built there. But there is no special housing being built there.”

‘JUDICIAL PROCESS HAS STARTED’

Regarding the allegations made by CHP Chairman Özgür Özel about his assets, Minister Gürlek said, “The judicial process has started regarding him. We both filed a lawsuit for non-pecuniary damages and filed a criminal complaint. The court will of course bring the land records. I do not want to say anything about this.”

‘THERE IS NO EXECUTION REGULATION IN THE 12TH JUDICIAL PACKAGE’

Regarding the 12th Judicial Package, Minister Gürlek said, “First, it will be submitted to the Presidential Complex. We submitted it there, and after it is passed by the Justice Commission, we will hopefully inform the public at that time. There is no regulation regarding execution in its content. We are making regulations regarding Article 145.”

There has been an important development regarding the marina project planned to be built in Yeni Foça District of Izmir’s Foça district. Izmir Regional Board for the Protection of Cultural Heritage No. 2, affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, made an important decision regarding the historical heritage in the region within the scope of the marina project. The Board put into effect new regulations regarding the registered Ottoman cemetery along with the project site. According to the decision, island 514172, parcels 661 and 674, where the area registered as “Old Ottoman Cemetery” is located, were determined as a conservation area.

THE DECISION WAS WELCOME

While it was requested that the necessary annotations be made in the title deed records of these parcels, it was stated that the Board Directorate should be informed after the process is completed. It was stated that the 5 thousand scale master zoning plan and 1000 scale implementation zoning plan of the Yenifoça Marina project prepared by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure were outside the determined protection limits. For this reason, it was noted that the plans should be reconsidered by the relevant institutions. With the final decision, another important stage for the construction of the marina has been left behind. The decision was welcomed with joy in Foça.

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.”