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Jailed Istanbul Municipality Executive Alleges Strip-Search, Custody Threats in Court Testimony - Stockholm Center for Freedom

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A former executive at a municipality-owned company in Istanbul told a court on Tuesday that she was subjected to a strip-search in police custody and threatened with losing custody of her children after asking to consult with her lawyer during a corruption investigation involving officials linked to Istanbul’s opposition-run city administration. According to the TR724 news website, Fatoş Pınar Türker, the former general manager of Media A.Ş., ma…
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During the hearing of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case, Şamil Tayyar also reacted to the strip search conducted on Fatoş Pınar Türker, General Manager of Media Inc. In his statement, Tayyar, who said "Unpleasant news is coming," called on President Erdoğan to 'intervene' in the situation.

·Türkiye
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The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has issued a statement regarding the allegations of "naked search" and "detention in a warehouse" leveled against Fatoş Pınar Türker, who was arrested as part of an investigation while serving as the General Manager of Medya AŞ, a subsidiary of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM). The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office emphasized that the process of admitting her to prison was carried out in a…

·Türkiye
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Fatoş Pınar Türker, the detained General Manager of Medya A.Ş., who was defending herself in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case, stated that the prosecutor told her, "With this mindset, you will never see your children."

Fatoş Pınar Türker, General Manager of Medya AŞ, who was defending herself in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case, revealed in court the torture of being subjected to a strip search at the Vatan Police Department when she was detained. Türker stated, “A police officer wearing gloves said ‘take off your top,’ and I did. When I asked if I could leave, he told me to pull down my underwear as well. He said, ‘expose your genitals,’ and …

Day 47 of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case | Media Inc. General Manager Fatoş Pınar Türker: "While in custody, the police told me to 'expose your genitals'; the prosecutor threatened to take my children away from me."

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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T24 broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
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