Bodrum Port Mayor was caught with bribery and arrested

The Harbor Master, who was detained during the bribery operation in Bodrum district of Muğla, was arrested, and the other suspect was released on condition of judicial control.

Agency owner T.Ş., who applied to the Bodrum Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime (KOM) Bureau, claimed that Harbor Master T.A. demanded 2 thousand euros from him every time a luxury yacht belonging to a Russian businessman entered the district.

T.S. In his application, he stated that T.A. requested a total of 12 thousand euros due to the yacht entering the country 6 times in the summer season of 2026, and that he accepted the payment in order to avoid disruption of the transactions.

T.Ş., who claimed that the suspect T.A. had made him cover the circumcision expenses of his child in the past, claimed that in 2025, he took the 500 thousand liras he received from a boat to which he was directed, to the house of Port Authority staff Ö.Ç. and conveyed it to T.A.

Following the complaint, the teams took action in line with the technical and physical surveillance decision taken from the criminal judgeship of peace upon the instructions of the public prosecutor on duty.

In the operation carried out after the complainant T.Ş. entered T.A.'s office and delivered the money with serial numbers, Port President T.A. caught. Bodrum Port Authority employee Ö.Ç., who is considered to be involved in the incident. He was also detained by the teams.

During searches of the suspects' workplaces, residences and vehicles, 66 thousand 280 euros, 440 pounds, 660 dollars and 52 thousand 200 liras were seized.

During the searches, 1 unlicensed 9 mm pistol, 138 pistol cartridges, 4 cutting tools and 8 digital materials were seized.

The detained suspects were transferred to the courthouse after their procedures at the police station. One of the suspects, Harbor Master T.A., was arrested by the criminal judgeship of peace on duty, and Ö.Ç. He was released on condition of judicial control.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Bodrum Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the Provincial Police Department's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Bodrum Bureau teams carried out technical and physical pursuit for a while at the Bodrum Port Authority on allegations of bribery last night, and the suspects T.A. and Ö.C. He was caught by the teams.