02.02.2026 15:20
The trial continued regarding the leader and members of the organized crime group known to the public as 'Sarallar' in Bursa. During the hearing, which included both detained and non-detained defendants, the charges and witness statements were evaluated.
The trial of 35 defendants, including the leader, manager, and members of the organized crime group known to the public as "Sarallar," who have been charged regarding their activities in Bursa, continued with 5 of them in custody.
SOME OF THE DETAINED DEFENDANTS WERE CONNECTED TO THE COURT VIA SEGBIS
During the hearing at the Bursa 4th High Criminal Court, detained defendants Fahri G. and Arda O., as well as non-detained defendants Derya T, Yusuf Ali R, Fehmi A, Onur Y, and the attorneys of the parties attended. Some of the detained defendants also connected to the hearing via the Audio and Video Information System (SEGBIS). The complainant Emin Adanur, who participated via SEGBIS from the prison where he was detained for another crime, explained that he had a commercial relationship with defendants Fehmi A, Ferhat A, Erkan O., and Onur Y before the date of the incident. Adanur claimed that these individuals were involved in usury and vehicle sales, stating, "I had conducted vehicle transactions worth approximately 300 million lira with Fehmi A. and Ferhat A. for the purpose of selling. Later, I agreed to transfer 8 apartments to them in exchange for my debt. I had transferred 2 of the apartments, and I had also transferred a shop to Ferhat A. as collateral for the remaining 6 apartments. They later transferred this shop to someone else. Later, they asked me to transfer the apartments, but I did not accept because they had transferred the shop to another person. Following this, 4-5 people I did not know came to my workplace to discuss these matters." he said.
THE HEARING WAS ADJOURNED
Adanur stated that these individuals demanded that he pay them a promissory note worth 4 million 750 thousand lira remaining from their transactions with the defendants and transfer 6 apartments, saying, "They told me words indicating what they would do, but nothing threatening was said to me. I did not transfer any real estate to anyone, nor did I pay the promissory note. Later, someone I did not know called me and invited me to a café in Özlüce, but when we went there, we saw that no one was there." he expressed.
Adanur clarified that no one threatened him using the name "Sarallar organization," stating, "I am not a victim of robbery. I am only complaining about Fehmi A, Ferhat A, Erkan O, and Onur Y due to our debt dispute." The panel also listened to complainant Recep Koca and some witnesses. The defendants, who made their defense, claimed that the allegations of the organization were not true and requested acquittal. The court panel, after listening to the requests of the lawyers, decided to continue the detention of the detained defendants and adjourned the hearing.
FROM THE INDICTMENT
The Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had initiated an investigation into the activities of the organized crime group known as "Sarallar" in Bursa starting from November 2023. Later, in the indictment prepared against 35 defendants, it was stated that measures such as communication detection, listening, and recording were applied to some defendants within the scope of the investigation, and according to some communication records, the actions of the crime group known as "Sarallar" were carried out by organization members under the management of Okay A., who was in communication with the leaders of Sarallar, Hakkı S. and Ümit S. It was noted that the defendants used the name of the organization as a means of intimidation and coercion against complainants and victims, attempting to establish influence in this way.
The public prosecutor requested that the organization leader Ümit S. and Hakkı S., along with organization managers Fırat E, Emrah D, Fahri G, and Okay A., be sentenced to 1 year for "violating workplace immunity," 5 years for "depriving a person of their liberty," 15 years for "robbery with a weapon by using the intimidating power of existing or presumed criminal organizations by blocking the road with multiple people," 10 years for "robbery by forcing someone to deliver a property or not to resist the delivery of a property," 7 years for "depriving a person of their liberty by using coercion, threat, or deception," 3 years for "violating workplace immunity by using coercion or threat," 1 year for "simple injury," and up to 12 years for "establishing an armed organization for the purpose of committing a crime," as well as aggravated life imprisonment for "killing a person due to the public duty they perform." It was also requested that the other 29 defendants, who were alleged to be members of the organization, be sentenced to varying terms of imprisonment for similar offenses.