
Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen and Ataşehir Deputy Mayor Murat Güneş, who were arrested within the scope of a corruption and bribery investigation in Istanbul, were suspended from their duties by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen and Ataşehir Deputy Mayor Murat Güneş were arrested within the scope of the corruption and bribery investigation.
Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen and Ataşehir Deputy Mayor Murat Güneş, who were arrested and sent to prison, were suspended from their duties by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
ÖZMEN AND GÜNEŞ WERE REMOVED FROM THEIR DUTIES
There has been a new development regarding Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen and Ataşehir Deputy Mayor Murat Güneş, who were arrested within the scope of corruption and bribery investigations carried out in Istanbul. Özmen and Güneş were suspended from their duties by the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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The investigation process will continue and more arrests or indictments may occur.
Possible · Within weeks
The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that the mayors of Eyüpsultan, Ataşehir, Yenişehir, Mersin and Mezitli were temporarily suspended from office within the scope of the Constitution and Municipal Law because they were arrested on charges such as bribery, forming an organization and bid rigging.

Istanbul Governorship announced that Ataşehir Deputy Mayor Murat Güneş, who was arrested by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office within the scope of the investigation for the crimes of 'Being a Member of an Organization Established for the Purpose of Committing a Crime' and 'Taking Bribe', was suspended from his duty by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on 06.10.2026 and that the Municipal Council will convene on 10 October 2026 and a new deputy mayor will be elected.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs suspended Yenişehir Mayor Abdullah Özyiğit, Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Vahap Seçer and Mezitli Mayor Ahmet Serkan Tuncer after the arrest of Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen. Vahap Seçer and Ahmet Serkan Tuncer were also removed from their respective municipalities union presidencies.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs suspended the mayors of Eyüpsultan, Ataşehir, Yenişehir, Mersin and Mezitli and Ataşehir Deputy Mayor Murat Güneş after they were arrested on charges of bribery, rigging institution tenders, fraud and establishing a criminal organization. Municipal councils will hold new elections for the vacant mayor and deputy mayor positions on October 10, 2026.

Istanbul Governorship announced that Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen and Ataşehir Deputy Mayor Murat Güneş, who were arrested within the scope of the investigations, were suspended from duty. Both district municipal councils will meet to elect a new deputy mayor on October 10, 2026.

Ataşehir Municipality Deputy Mayor Murat Güneş and Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen were suspended from duty after being arrested on October 5. According to the information announced by the Governorship of Istanbul, the election will be held in Eyüpsultan Municipality at 14.00 on Saturday, October 10, and in Ataşehir Municipality at 10.00 on the same day.