30.12.2024 16:11
As part of an illegal betting investigation, a red notice has been issued for former football player and sports commentator Batuhan Karadeniz, who has been subject to an arrest warrant. Karadeniz fled to Georgia before the arrest warrant was issued, and as a result of Turkey's requests to INTERPOL, a red notice was issued against him.
A new development has occurred regarding former football player Batuhan Karadeniz, who was given an arrest warrant in an illegal betting operation but fled abroad.
In the operation launched against the increasing illegal betting sites in Turkey, many people, including famous names such as Serdar Ortaç and Mehmet Ali Erbil, were detained, while former football player and sports commentator Batuhan Karadeniz was recorded as a fugitive.
RED NOTICE ISSUED
It was learned that the 33-year-old Karadeniz fled to Georgia shortly before the arrest warrant was issued. Responding to the accusations directed at him through a broadcast he opened on the internet after the arrest warrant, Karadeniz stated, "This business is legal where I am, I am not playing with Turkish money. When I return, we will see, our neck is thinner than a hair."
According to a report by Halk TV, a red notice was issued for Karadeniz as a result of Turkey's requests to INTERPOL. Karadeniz stated that he did not encourage illegal betting, saying, "I do not encourage anyone to engage in illegal betting. I do not use expressions like how to play or how to become a member. Those who play this game already watch."
WHAT HAPPENED?
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had launched an investigation into the crime of "encouraging illegal betting" on social media. In the investigation regarding the allegation of encouraging illegal betting, the identities of 23 suspects, including social media influencers and some famous names, were identified.
Among the suspects alleged to have appeared in illegal betting advertisements were singer Serdar Ortaç, presenter Mehmet Ali Erbil, former football player Batuhan Karadeniz, social media influencers İbrahim Yılmaz, Muzaffer Zorbey Erkoçlar, Sefa Caner Sarıçam, and Russian and Turkish citizen Aleksander Mensikof.