Şamil Tayyar: There were those who wanted to prevent the Can Holding operation, but they didn't have the power to do so.

11.09.2025 11:42

A major operation targeting the business world and media sector in Turkey has been carried out. A total of 121 companies affiliated with Can Holding, including Show TV and Habertürk, have been seized. Former AK Party MP Şamil Tayyar made claims about the background of the operation through a post on his social media account. Tayyar stated, "Many people have been trying hard in recent days to prevent the operation, but they were not strong enough."

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Turkey started the day with a major operation that shook the business world and the media sector. As part of the investigation conducted by the Küçükçekmece Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 121 companies affiliated with Can Holding were seized, and a detention order was issued for 10 people, including the holding's executives. Former AK Party deputy Şamil Tayyar made striking claims about the background of the operation through a post on his social media account.

"ACCUSED OF LAUNDERING 254 MILLION LIRA OF CRIMINAL INCOME"

AK Party member Şamil Tayyar stated, "121 companies, including Show TV, Habertürk, and Bloomberg, affiliated with Can Holding, have been seized. The holding is accused of laundering 254 million lira of criminal income and using 88 billion lira of unaccounted income."

"THERE WERE THOSE WHO TRIED TO PREVENT IT, BUT THEY LACKED POWER"

Tayyar used the following expressions:

A detention order was issued for 10 people, including executives, on charges of establishing a criminal organization, fraud, smuggling, and money laundering. Many people have recently tried to prevent the operation, but they lacked the power. The influence of their friends, whom the organization members referred to as the 'god of justice,' also proved insufficient. The detention of 'brother' Kenan Tekdağ even caused the imprisoned lawyer Rezan Epözdemir to lower his guard. He removed a social media post that seemed to threaten, 'Save me, or I will speak.' In short, it is a bold and significant operation open to new surprises. Let's watch.

WHAT HAPPENED?

As part of the judicial investigation conducted by the Küçükçekmece Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was determined that an organization was established to commit crimes through companies operating under Can Holding, and that various actions were carried out through this organization for qualified fraud, tax evasion, and the inclusion of unaccounted income into company accounts, as well as laundering the income obtained from the crime.

Based on the findings obtained from the reports of the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) and the examination reports prepared by financial audit units, it was initiated that large amounts of unaccounted money were entered through companies operating under Can Holding, and that efforts were made to hide the traces of this money by transferring it between various companies, and that tax obligations were reduced through unbilled transactions and the preparation of fake documents.

It was understood that the profit-oriented criminal organization established under the holding structure operated under the leadership of Kemal Can, Mehmet Şakir Can, and Kenan Tekdağ, making it difficult to monitor and follow up by establishing numerous companies in the same fields of activity, distributing responsibility among organization members by making changes in the boards of directors, and aiming to evade legal sanctions in this way.

In addition, it was determined that cash capital increases were made in companies that did not have commercial activities, that the debts to partners' accounts were shown as the source of these capital increases, that these debts did not reflect the truth, and that the amounts seen in the partners' debts accounts were reinvested in the company under the scope of the Asset Peace Law numbered 7256, and that these transactions were evaluated as including and laundering the income obtained from the crime in a manner contrary to the purpose of the law.

TMSF APPOINTED AS A TRUSTEE FOR 121 COMPANIES

In line with the findings obtained from MASAK reports, it was understood that the criminal organization expanded its commercial volume through illegal income obtained from preliminary crimes such as qualified fraud, smuggling, and violation of tax procedure laws, and that company acquisitions, share transfers, and investment activities in strategic sectors such as education, media, finance, and energy were financed directly with criminal income, aiming to both increase the organization's economic power and gain legitimacy in the eyes of the public.

As a result of the holistic evaluation of the financial movements identified by MASAK reports, it was revealed that the suspects were both laundering the profits they obtained illegally by directing them to different sectors and trying to gain a false reputation and power in the economic life.

As part of the operation, the assets of 121 companies, including Habertürk Journalism, Ciner Media TV Services, Show Television Broadcasting, Boğaziçi Radio Television Broadcasting and Advertising, Energy Petroleum Products Marketing, Doğa Schools Management, Bilgi Doğa Education Management, Turktobacco Cigarette Import and Export Marketing, HT Sports Television Broadcasting, and Bosphorus Media Group Radio and Television Broadcasting Inc., were seized and transferred to TMSF.

4 SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY

In the operation carried out by the gendarmerie this morning as part of the investigation, 4 of the 10 suspects for whom a detention order was issued were captured.