Detention orders were issued for 35 people, including Fevzi Topuz, the CHP mayor of Milas, as part of an investigation by the Muğla Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
In the Muğla-centered operation carried out simultaneously in Adana, Ankara, Bursa, Elazığ, Hakkari, Istanbul, Gaziantep, Kilis, Kocaeli, Manisa, Van and Ordu, 29 suspects were taken into custody, among them Mayor Topuz and his son Doruk Topuz. Police teams from the Muğla Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch also searched the Milas Municipality building. Efforts to apprehend the remaining suspects are continuing.

The investigation alleges that work experience certificates were issued on the basis of forged tender documents. The suspects face charges including establishing, leading and membership in a criminal organization, bribery, bid rigging, forgery of official documents and qualified fraud using public institutions.