MENTEŞE/MUĞLA BELEDİYE BAŞKANI MEHMET RAGIP ZORBAZZADE HAKKINDA 1920 YILINDA AÇILAN USULSÜZLÜK VE YOLSUZLUK SORUŞTURMASI.

Investigation of irregularity and corruption was initiated in 1920 on Mehmet Ragıp Zorbazzade, who served as the Mayor of Muğla between 1914 and 1928, due to causes such as excessive spending, illegal consumption, off-the-books and incomplete treatments, extra-budgetary spending and conducting transactions without the approval of the town council. In the investigation process, the file of Zorbazzade, who replied to all claims and accusations of the civil inspector, was sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for investigation, and after the lawsuit, the decision of dismissal was made on the grounds that he had committed illegal acts. As the investigation was initiated when Zorbazzade organized the National Forces in Muğla, represented Muğla in local congresses organized in İzmir and Nazilli and supported the National Struggle; it gave rise to the suspicion that the real aim was to prevent him from. supporting the National Struggle. Although the decision of dismissal was taken, he was not unseated and served as the mayor until 1928, which reinforced the suspicions about the investigation. In this article, after examining the grounds of the investigation and the defense of Zorbazzade, some evaluations were made on the investigator's claims. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]