07.08.2026 16:42
A decision has been reached regarding Cengiz Yildiz, who was detained after a complaint filed by Fenerbahce Club President Aziz Yildirim regarding posts directed at his underage daughter. Yildiz, the owner of the account with the username 'profdraleks,' who was referred to the court with a request for arrest, has been released under judicial control in the form of house arrest.
The suspect detained over social media posts targeting the daughter of Fenerbahçe Club President Aziz Yıldırım has been referred to the duty criminal judgeship with a request for arrest.
REFERRED TO JUDGESHIP WITH REQUEST FOR ARREST
In the complaint petition submitted to the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office through his lawyer on August 5, Yıldırım claimed that a chat group named "2007 Hakan Safi" consisting of 20 members was established on the US-based X company's social media platform, and that user accounts within the group systematically made posts containing "unlawfully disseminating personal data," "threats," and "insults" targeting him and his underage daughter, who is under 18.
Within the scope of the investigation launched upon the complaint, suspect Cengiz Y. was taken into custody as part of efforts by the Istanbul Provincial Police Department's Cyber Crime Branch Directorate to identify the aforementioned social media accounts.
The suspect, whose procedures at the police station were completed, was referred to the Bakırköy Courthouse. In the referral document, it was assessed that "the victim's name and photograph fall within the scope of personal data."
Brought before the prosecutor's office here, the suspect was sent to the duty criminal judgeship with a request for arrest on charges of "unlawfully obtaining or disseminating personal data." In the prosecutor's referral document, it was stated that in the specific case, the victim's name and photograph fall within the scope of personal data, and the act was carried out unlawfully and without the victim's consent.
In the document, it was requested that a decision be made to arrest the suspect, taking into account the existence of facts indicating strong criminal suspicion that he committed the crime of "unlawfully disseminating personal data" against the victim, as well as the nature and character of the alleged crime, the anticipated penalty, and the manner in which the incident occurred. The suspect's procedures at the judgeship are ongoing.