The social media influencer's brother was kidnapped for ransom.

12.05.2025 12:22

The 21-year-old T.A.T., the brother of the phenomenon H.T., known for his car videos and with over 1 million followers, was kidnapped for ransom in Istanbul. After the incident triggered an alarm for the police, the suspects, realizing they would be caught during the subsequent raids, released T.A.T. by putting 2,000 lira taxi fare in his pocket. Four suspects were detained, and the kidnapping incident was captured on security cameras.

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On April 29, 2025, M.T. (54), who applied to the Bakırköy Public Prosecutor's Office in Istanbul, requested help, stating that a person calling from his son's phone said, "We have your son, bring us a shop title deed to get him back." It was determined that the kidnapped T.A.T. is the brother of the phenomenon H.T., who has over 1 million followers on social media with car-themed videos.

KIDNAPPING MOMENT CAPTURED ON CAMERA

In the investigations initiated by the Robbery Bureau, it was determined that the moments of T.A.T.'s kidnapping were captured by a security camera. The footage showed two cars following the victim's vehicle, stopping the car in which T.A.T. was present, and taking him into their cars before driving away.

AFTER THE OPERATION, THE SUSPECTS GAVE UP ON THE RANSOM

In the investigations, police teams examined hundreds of hours of security camera footage and conducted successive raids on addresses identified in Bağcılar, Fatih, Şişli, and Kartal, where the victim was taken. However, it was determined that the suspects had left the addresses with the person they had recently kidnapped. Meanwhile, it was learned that the suspects who called the father M.T. said, "We gave up on the deed. Withdraw your complaint, and we will send your son back to you."

THEY RELEASED THE VICTIM AFTER PUTTING 2,000 LIRA IN HIS POCKET FOR TAXI FARE

In the police investigation, it was determined that when the suspects realized they would be caught due to the intense pressure from the police, they released T.A.T. in Beykoz after putting 2,000 lira in his pocket for taxi fare. T.A.T., who took a taxi to go to his family, said, "They were constantly changing addresses. They were very afraid of being caught. In the end, they said they were giving up on this and released me by giving me 2,000 lira for taxi fare."

4 SUSPECTS WERE DETAINED

In the operation initiated by the Robbery Bureau, police detained S.T. (36), G.D. (49), A.Ö. (26), and G.Ö. (49) who were involved in the incident. It was learned that the suspects claimed in their statements to the police that they did not intend to harm anyone and were only trying to collect their debts. After their procedures, the suspects were referred to the courthouse. While suspects A.Ö. and S.T. were arrested and sent to prison, the other suspects were released under judicial control.