Macit Özcan

Fifteen suspects in a corruption probe into former officials at Mersin Metropolitan Municipality have been arrested, including the son of the former mayor from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Macit Özcan, as well as two of the latter's brothers.

The former metropolitan mayor of the southern province of Mersin, Macit Özcan, is reportedly wanted by the police as part of a corruption probe against the previous executives of the municipality.