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It was stated that the investigation was deepened after the Court of Accounts' financial audit of BAYBEL AŞ in 2025 determined that some tenders and direct procurements in 2024 caused irregularities and public damage.
The procedures at the police station for 47 suspects detained within the scope of the investigation have been completed.
6 of the suspects were released after being processed by law enforcement.
41 suspects, including Serdar Sandal, his son Y. Sandal and former BAYBEL AŞ Chairman B.U, were sent to the courthouse. After their procedures at the prosecutor's office, the suspects were taken to the criminal judgeship of peace.
15 suspects, including Sandal, his son Y. Sandal and B.U, were arrested. 22 of the suspects were released on condition of judicial control, and 4 were released.
from the operation
In the statement made by the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that in the financial audit of the municipal subsidiary BAYBEL AŞ in 2025, the Court of Accounts made findings that there were irregularities and public damage was caused in some tenders and direct supplies in 2024, and that the investigation was deepened after these were confirmed with reports.
It was stated that in some tenders and direct procurements carried out by BAYBEL AŞ, the bidding companies were in contact with each other, some services were shown as if they were received on paper or were performed incompletely, the bids were mostly received from the same companies, and the money was shared between the companies after the progress payments.
Again, some payments made by BAYBEL AŞ to the companies were later transferred to former BAYBEL Chairman B.U. and his brother H.U. It was determined that the money was transferred to the accounts of Y. Sandal, son of former Bayraklı Mayor Serdar Sandal.
During the financial investigations, it was determined that a total of 20 million 85 thousand 188 lira and 5 kuruş public damage was caused in 2023-2024 due to irregular works and transactions, and a total of 4 million 625 thousand 400 lira of bribe money was sent to the Bayraklı Municipality personnel by the owners of the companies who received business through direct procurement.
Following the findings, detention orders were given for 48 suspects in the operation launched against the organization claimed to be acting under the leadership of former Bayraklı Mayor Serdar Sandal, on charges of "establishing an organization to commit a crime", "bribery" and "tender rigging".
In the operation carried out by Izmir Provincial Police Department's Financial Crimes Fighting and Intelligence branches, based in Izmir, in Istanbul, Ankara, Elazığ and Muğla, former Bayraklı Mayor Serdar Sandal, his son Y. Sandal, former CHP Bayraklı District Mayor and municipal employee D.G, former BAYBEL AŞ Chairman and Municipal Council Member M.C.S, Karşıyaka Municipality Press and Public Relations Manager H.C.Ö, branch in Izmir Metropolitan Municipality. A.A., who served as its director. and O.Ç.Ş. 47 suspects, including former BAYBEL AŞ Chairman B.U., were detained, and it was stated that efforts were continuing to capture the suspect F.F.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Additional arrests and judicial control practices may be increased within the scope of the investigation.
Likely · Within weeks
New regulations regarding financial audit and tender transparency may come to the fore at BAYBEL AŞ.
Possible · Within months

12 suspects, who were detained by the Provincial Gendarmerie Command Anti-Terrorism Branch Directorate teams under the coordination of Çeşme Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, completed their court proceedings. Çeşme Deputy Mayor E.C.D, Deputy Director of Technical Affairs F.Y, Deputy Director of Zoning and Urbanization B.S. and Deputy Real Estate and Expropriation Manager Ç.B. 10 suspects, including him, were arrested and sent to Aliağa Closed Penal Institution. Former Çeşme Deputy Mayor O.G. and office clerk D.S.Y. He was released on the condition of a travel ban and judicial control. The suspects were arrested on some documents belonging to the Directorate of Planning and Urbanization, which were tried to be burned and destroyed by a cleaning worker working in the municipality on October 5, and B.S. It was determined that there was another investigation against him regarding the crimes of bribery, extortion, forgery of official documents and establishing and managing a criminal organization.

Within the scope of the investigation carried out against 12 suspects, including the Deputy Mayor and other civil servants, in İzmir's Çeşme district, 10 people were arrested on allegations of 'establishing a criminal organization', 'bribery', 'extortion' and 'forgery of official documents', and 2 of them were released with an international travel ban and judicial control.

Citizens who saw a burning car on the side of the road in Kayalıoğlu District of Manisa's Akhisar district reported it to the 112 Emergency Call Center. Fire brigade, gendarmerie and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. After the flames were extinguished, the body of a man was found in the car. The body was taken to Izmir Forensic Medicine Institute for identification and autopsy and an investigation was launched into the incident.
Citizens who saw a burning car on the roadside in Kayalıoğlu District of Manisa Akhisar district reported it to the 112 Emergency Call Center. Fire brigade, gendarmerie and medical teams were dispatched and after the fire was extinguished, the lifeless body of a man was found in the car. An investigation was carried out by the crime scene investigation teams and the public prosecutor, the body was taken to the Izmir Forensic Medicine Institute for identification and autopsy, and an investigation was launched into the incident.

The lifeless body of a man was found in a burning car on the side of the road in Manisa's Akhisar district. Upon citizens' notice, fire brigade, gendarmerie and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. After the fire was extinguished, the body was taken to Izmir Forensic Medicine Institute for identification and autopsy. An investigation has been launched into the incident.
Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office deepened the investigation based on the findings of the Court of Accounts in the financial audit of BAYBEL AŞ in 2025 that irregular tenders and direct procurements caused public damage in 2024. During the findings, it was determined that 20,208,188.05 TL of public loss and 4,625,400 TL of bribe payment were paid. During the operation, former Bayraklı Mayor Serdar Sandal, his son Y. Sandal, former BAYBEL Chairman B.U. and 47 other suspects were detained, one suspect is still wanted.