Access ban to the social media accounts of 8 phenomena arrested in the betting operation.

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In Istanbul, an investigation was launched against 23 artists and social media influencers identified as promoting and advertising illegal gambling, resulting in the arrest of 12 suspects. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's request to block the accounts of 8 influencers was accepted by the Istanbul 4th Criminal Court of Peace.

16 PEOPLE DETAINED IN GAMBLING OPERATION

As part of the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 16 suspects, including artist Mehmet Ali Erbil, singer Serdar Ortaç, musician Zorbey Erkoçlar, Ibrahim Yılmaz, who has 19 million followers on social media, Russian and Turkish influencer Aleksander Mensikof, and Esma Sözen, who has 1.3 million followers, were detained.

HOUSE ARREST DECISION FOR ERBİL AND ORTAÇ

After the procedures at the police station, the 16 suspects detained as part of the investigation were brought to the Cyber Crimes Investigation Bureau of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. After their statements were taken, the suspects were referred to the on-duty Criminal Court of Peace with a request for arrest. A house arrest decision was made for artist Mehmet Ali Erbil and Serdar Ortaç, who were among the suspects.

12 SUSPECTS ARRESTED

Among the suspects, Ibrahim Yılmaz, who has 19 million followers on social media, along with Emirhan Karauç, Aleyna Göreci, Emircan Çelik, Ramazan Karkin, Aleksandr Maenshıkov, Muhammet Sümertaş, Esma Sözen, Soner Kabakçı, Yağmur Şifa Yaprak, Sefa Caner Sarıçam, and Muzaffer Zorbey Erkoçlar were arrested and sent to prison.

For the suspects sent to the courthouse, a travel ban and judicial control measures in the form of signature were applied to Doğukan Demirtaş, while judicial control measures were also applied to the juvenile suspect (J.S.) Fuat Emre Nalbant.

REQUEST FOR ACCESS BAN ON THE ACCOUNTS OF ARRESTED INFLUENCERS

As part of the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a request was made to the Istanbul Criminal Court of Peace to block the social media accounts of 12 suspects, including Ibrahim Yılmaz, who has 19 million followers, Emirhan Karauç, Aleyna Göreci, Emircan Çelik, Ramazan Karkin, Aleksandr Maenshıkov, Muhammet Sümertaş, Esma Sözen, Soner Kabakçı, Yağmur Şifa Yaprak, Sefa Caner Sarıçam, and Muzaffer Zorbey Erkoçlar, who were arrested yesterday.

ACCOUNT OF 8 INFLUENCERS BLOCKED

As part of the investigation conducted by the Cyber Crimes Investigation Bureau of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the Chief Prosecutor's request for a ban on access to social media accounts was accepted by the 4th Criminal Court of Peace, and a decision was made to block the accounts of 8 suspects. Meanwhile, the investigation into the accounts of 4 detained social media influencers is ongoing, as per the Chief Prosecutor's request. Esma Sözen, Soner Kabakçı, Emirhan Karuç, Sefa Caner Sarıçam, Emircan Çelik, Ramazan Karkin, Muzaffer Zorbey Erkoçlar, Yağmur Şifa Yaprak.