Izmir Mayors Onur Yiğit and İsmail Yetişkin Detained

On 25 June 2026, Turkish authorities detained two local officials in the İzmir province. Balçova district mayor Onur Yiğit was taken into custody on instructions from the İzmir Public Prosecutor’s Office, while Seferihisar district mayor İsmail Yetişkin was detained by the Seferihisar prosecutor’s office in a related investigation. Police said the operation resulted in the arrest of 24 people in total.

The detentions are part of ongoing probes by the public prosecutor’s offices in the two districts, but no further details on the charges have been released.