13.08.2026 11:21
A comprehensive financial crime operation was launched by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against Alihan Kuris, known as the leader of the Süleymancılar community. While 30 suspects, including Alihan Kuris, were taken into custody, companies and findings deemed to be associated with the criminal organization were also included in the file. During the investigations, 32 companies were identified in efforts targeting companies considered to have financial and commercial links to the criminal organization. Among these companies were well-known brands.
A comprehensive financial crime operation was launched by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against Alihan Kuriş, known as the leader of the Süleymancılar. 30 suspects, including Alihan Kuriş, were detained, and companies deemed to be associated with the criminal organization were included in the file along with the findings. In the investigations, 32 companies were identified as having financial and commercial links to the criminal organization. Famous brands were also among these companies.
Within the scope of the investigation conducted by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a large-scale operation was launched against the profit-oriented criminal structure, which includes Alihan Kuriş.
An investigation was initiated against the profit-oriented criminal organization, stated to be led by Alihan Kuriş, on charges of 'establishing and managing a criminal organization, being a member of a criminal organization, laundering assets derived from crime, fraud to the detriment of public institutions and organizations, and violating the tax procedure law.' Within the scope of the investigation, it was decided to detain a total of 49 suspects, some of whom were determined to be abroad, and to conduct searches and seizures at 43 addresses belonging to the suspects and 80 addresses belonging to 33 companies. In the operation, 30 suspects, including Alihan Kuriş, were detained.
THEY ARE SPREAD ACROSS ALL CORNERS OF THE COUNTRY
The names of the 33 companies for which search and seizure orders were issued have also been revealed. In examinations conducted at the registered and operating addresses of the companies; it was determined that 14 companies operate in Istanbul, 14 companies in Sakarya, and the other companies in Ankara, Antalya, Bolu, and Kocaeli.
Within the scope of the investigation, the partnership and management structures of these companies, their commercial relations with each other, the money and goods movements between the companies, and their transactions with individuals and organizations linked to the criminal organization are being examined in detail.
NUMEROUS COMPANIES OPERATING AT THE SAME ADDRESSES
In the examinations, it was determined that many companies with different trade names and fields of activity used the same or interconnected addresses.
In Istanbul, it was observed that some addresses, especially in Üsküdar, Ümraniye, and their surroundings, were used by more than one company; in Sakarya, it was seen that many different companies were registered at addresses in Arifiye 1. Organize Sanayi Bölgesi, Hanlı Merkez Mahallesi, and some business center addresses in Adapazarı.
Especially in Sakarya;
• Organize Sanayi Bölgesi 2 Nolu Yol No:12,
• Hanlı Merkez Mahallesi Hanlı/1 Sokak No:78/4,
• Cumhuriyet Mahallesi Çark Caddesi Hilmi Kayın İş Merkezi No:4/410,
• Organize Sanayi Bölgesi 4. Cadde No:1
addresses were determined to be used jointly by more than one company.
In Istanbul, it was also determined that some addresses in the Altunizade/Kısıklı region and the same addresses on Ümraniye Akgül Street were repeated in different company registrations, and whether these address associations and the partnership, management, and financial relations between the companies are linked to the commercial structure of the criminal organization is being investigated within the scope of the investigation.
FROM CONSTRUCTION TO TOURISM, FROM TEXTILES TO JEWELRY
While it was observed that the fields of activity of the companies included in the investigation span a very wide spectrum, it was determined that the companies operate in different sectors such as construction and real estate, food, meat and meat products, health, tourism, automotive, textiles, jewelry, maritime, education, quarry and excavation, agriculture, electronics, and security systems.
FAMOUS BRANDS ARE ALSO ON THE LIST
Although they operate in different sectors, the companies' use of the same addresses, their concentration in common commercial centers, and the possible financial links between them are among the important topics of the investigation, and the full name-by-name list of the companies has emerged.
Among the companies were Ayakkabı Dünyası, one of Turkey's almost universally known famous shoe brands, and Armine, a famous headscarf brand.
HERE ARE THE COMPANIES LINKED TO THE CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION
The companies deemed to be linked to the criminal organization within the scope of the investigation are as follows:
1. ELF Yapı Anonim Şirketi
2. Altun Mimarlık İnşaat Ticaret Anonim Şirketi
3. Güldeniz İnşaat Anonim Şirketi
4. Ardeniz Emlak Anonim Şirketi
5. Garanti Gayrimenkul Geliştirme Ticaret Limited Şirketi
6. Arden Gıda İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi
7. ŞMS Kopuz Gıda Pazarlama ve Sanayi Ticaret Anonim Şirketi
8. Tasfiye Halinde TEB Denizcilik Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi
9. Özgür Giyim Tekstil Ürünleri Ticaret ve Sanayi Anonim Şirketi
10. Armine Giyim Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi
11. Hisar Sağlık Hizmetleri Eğitim-Araştırma ve Tıbbi Cihazlar İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi
12. Ayakkabı Dünyası Kundura Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi
13. Akdeniz Toros Et ve Et Mamülleri Sanayi ve Dış Ticaret Anonim Şirketi
14. İstanbul Hisar Turizm ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi
15. MKM Taş Ocağı Hafriyat İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi
16. Perka Yapı İnşaat Sanayi Ticaret Anonim Şirketi
17. Günso İnşaat Gıda Eğitim ve Yurt Hizmetleri Ticaret ve Sanayi Anonim Şirketi
18. Seli Kaynak ve Meyve Suları İşletmeleri Sanayi Ticaret Anonim Şirketi
19. MKM Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi
20. Asya Otomotiv ve Tekstil Pazarlama Ticaret Limited Şirketi
21. MKM Elektronik Ekipmanları ve Güvenlik Sistemleri Sanayi Ticaret Limited Şirketi
22. Seli Turizm Otelcilik İnşaat Ticaret Anonim Şirketi
23. Ada Nakış Desen Dokuma Giyim İmalat Ticaret ve Sanayi Limited Şirketi
24. Verona Ev Tekstil Ürünleri Ticaret ve Pazarlama Anonim Şirketi
25. Ada Dokuma İmalat Sanayi Ticaret Limited Şirketi
26. Güleryüz Kuyumculuk Turizm ve Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi
27. Asya Süs Bitkileri Fidancılık ve Tarım İşletmeleri Pazarlama Ticaret Limited Şirketi
28. Sakarya Üniversitesi Teknoloji Geliştirme Bölgeleri Yönetici Anonim Şirketi
29. Han Yapı Grubu Mühendislik Mimarlık İnşaat Turizm Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi
30. Bolu Yıldız Eğitim İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi
31. Eastern Marmara European Union Business Development Center (ABIGEM) Joint Stock Company
32. Göknur Food Products Energy Manufacturing Import Export Trade and Industry Joint Stock Company
INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE
Studies to determine the positions of the aforementioned companies within the criminal organization, financial transactions carried out through the companies, common addresses and connections, and money movements between real and legal entities are ongoing.
Legal evaluations to be made regarding the companies will be conducted by the judicial authorities in line with the concrete evidence obtained within the scope of the investigation.