The mayors of the three cities of Adana, Adiyaman, and Antalya in southern Turkey were held in police custody awaiting trial on July 5 on charges of organized crime, bribery, and collusive bidding. According to Turkey's Anadolu News Agency, according to the detention order issued by the prosecution, the police separately detained Adana Mayor Zaidan Kalalar, Adiyaman Mayor Abdul Rahman Tutdrey, and Antalya Mayor Mahidine Bochek on the same day. The police also searched the offices of the three mayors mentioned above. The three mayors mentioned above are all from Turkey's largest opposition party, the Republican People's Party. They unanimously denied the accusations, arguing that it was a “political operation.”

The mayors of the three cities of Adana, Adiyaman, and Antalya in southern Turkey were held in police custody awaiting trial on July 5 on charges of organized crime, bribery, and collusive bidding. According to Turkey's Anadolu News Agency, according to the detention order issued by the prosecution, the police separately detained Adana Mayor Zaidan Kalalar, Adiyaman Mayor Abdul Rahman Tutdrey, and Antalya Mayor Mahidine Bochek on the same day. The police also searched the offices of the three mayors mentioned above. The three mayors mentioned above are all from Turkey's largest opposition party, the Republican People's Party. They unanimously denied the accusations, arguing that it was a “political operation.”