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Newspaper: Head of Istanbul police dismissed

Politics Materials 19 December 2013 15:18 (UTC +04:00)
The head of Istanbul police Huseyn Chapkin, has been dismissed from his post for concealing information that the children of Turkish ministers and businessmen were involved in corruption, Turkish Sabah newspaper reported on Dec.19.
Newspaper: Head of Istanbul police dismissed

Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec.19

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

The head of Istanbul police Huseyn Chapkin, has been dismissed from his post for concealing information that the children of Turkish ministers and businessmen were involved in corruption, Turkish Sabah newspaper reported on Dec.19.

The Istanbul police knew about this a year ago, according to the newspaper.

Turkish police have recently conducted special operations in Istanbul and Ankara, resulting in the arrest of 52 people that includes businessmen and sons of some ministers.

The businessmen are accused of corruption, smuggling and selling drugs.

Among those detained were the sons of some ministers, who are the members of Turkey's ruling party - Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan's son, Salih Kaan Caglayan and Interior Minister Muammar Guler's son Baris Guler, Minister for Urban Development and Environment Erdogan Bayraktar's son Oguz Bayraktar. All three were detained on suspicion of corruption.

Mayor of Istanbul's Fatih Municipality, Mustafa Demir, director general of Turkish Halkbank Suleyman Aslan and famous entrepreneur Ali Agaoglu were arrested during the same operation by police. Searches were conducted at Halkbank's office.

Senior police officers investigating a Turkish corruption scandal were dismissed on Dec.18.

Translated by L.Z.

Edited by S.M.

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