Eight people allegedly involved in a corruption network revealed by Turkey’s largest-ever bribery investigation were arrested today, while 66 more, including a minister's son and Fatih mayor, were sent to court, Hürriyet Daily News reports on Friday.
Sons of two Turkish ministers have been sent to court with a request for their arrest, along with 12 other suspects, the news agency informs.
Interior Minister Muammer Güler's son Barış and Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan's son Kaan were sent to court, along with Azeri businessman Reza Zarrab and Halkbank General Manager Süleyman Aslan.
Seven suspects, whose arrest was ordered by Istanbul’s Çağlayan court, were sent to prison at midnight, while one more suspect joined them in the early hours of the day.
Eight arrested in framework of Turkey's corruption investigation
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