The Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office described Mustafa Bozbey, the suspended Mayor of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, as the "leader of an organization." The indictment requested punishment for Bozbey on charges of "establishing and managing an organization for the purpose of committing crimes," "accepting bribes," "causing zoning pollution," and "illegally assuming public office." The indictment was accepted by the Bursa 2nd Heavy Penal Court.
Mustafa Bozbey, Mayor of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, was suspended from office by the Ministry of Interior after being arrested on charges of "establishing and managing an organization for the purpose of committing crimes and accepting bribes." According to obtained information, the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office prepared an indictment against 63 defendants including Mustafa Bozbey. The Bursa 2nd Heavy Penal Court accepted the indictment.
In the 862-page indictment accepted by the Bursa 2nd Heavy Penal Court, Mustafa Bozbey and former Deputy Mayor of Nilüfer Municipality Turgay Erdem were described as "organization leaders." The structure and functioning of two separate "criminal organizations" operating under the leadership of Bozbey and Erdem were detailed.
In the "suspect-based legal" assessments of the indictment, the following findings were made about Mustafa Bozbey and Turgay Erdem:
Suspect Mustafa Bozbey "established an organization for the purpose of committing crimes"; within the scope of incidents 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30, he accepted "bribes" (real estate and cash) from suspects who were owners of contracting companies in exchange for unlawful increases in floor area ratios and unauthorized building use permits; in incident 8, in return for bribes taken from suspect Emin Adanur,
the public participation company named NİLBEL unlawfully leased a business called Eker Cafe, and an expert report included in the case file confirmed public damage and irregularities; he directed other organization members with orders and instructions in carrying out these acts, and also committed the crime of "causing zoning pollution" within the scope of incidents 5, 15, 20, 21, 23, and 29.
Furthermore, according to the report dated October 14, 2025, by the Ministry of Interior's Civil Service Inspectorate, suspect organization leader Mustafa Bozbey illegally created the title of "Coordinator Deputy Mayor" starting from 2009, unlawfully assuming powers that should have been personally exercised and non-transferable by the Directorate of Zoning and Urban Planning, and the then Deputy Mayor Turgay Erdem collected these powers, committing the crime of "illegally assuming public office."
Suspect Turgay Erdem was found to have "established and managed an organization for the purpose of committing crimes"; within the scope of incidents 1–62 (except incident 8), he accepted bribes (checks, cash, and real estate) from suspects who were owners of contracting companies in exchange for unlawful increases in floor area ratios and unauthorized building use permits, directing other organization members with orders and instructions in carrying out these acts. In the act committed in incident 8,
he was held responsible as an organization leader under Article 220/5 of the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237; he also committed the crime of "causing zoning pollution" within the scope of incidents 5, 15, 20, 21, 23, 29, and 31–62. Furthermore, according to the report dated October 14, 2025, by the Ministry of Interior's Civil Service Inspectorate, suspect organization leader Mustafa Bozbey illegally created the title of "Coordinator Deputy Mayor" starting from 2009, unlawfully assuming powers that should have been personally exercised and non-transferable by the Directorate of Zoning and Urban Planning, and the then Deputy Mayor Turgay Erdem collected these powers, committing the crime of "illegally assuming public office."
