02.11.2026 14:20
Following allegations by Emir Sarıgül, who is detained in a money laundering investigation, that $250,000 was left in Özgür Özel's vehicle for the furnishing of the New Party Headquarters, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into Özel; the file is expected to be sent to Ankara for the purpose of preparing a summary report.
Erzincan MP Mustafa Sarıgül's son Emir Sarıgül, who is detained as part of the spreading 'black money' investigation, dropped a bombshell on the political agenda with the additional statements he gave from prison. After Emir Sarıgül's statements, it was alleged that the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into New Party Chairman Özgür Özel.
SARIGÜL SUBMITTED AN ADDITIONAL STATEMENT TO THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
According to Alican Uludağ's report for DW Turkish, Emir Sarıgül, who is being tried in detention in the money laundering investigation conducted against the Sarıgül family, made striking allegations in the additional statement he submitted to the prosecutor's office.
WHAT DID EMİR SARIGÜL SAY?
Sarıgül, stating that he wanted to convey what he knew about the money given to the NEW Party, used the following statements: 'I also have knowledge about some money given to the New Party by Mustafa Sarıgül. I want to tell these too. I know that 250 thousand dollars was left inside a vehicle belonging to Özgür Özel at the exit of a restaurant in Ümitköy, Ankara, for the interior furnishing of the New Party's Headquarters; I heard this from my father.'
IMMUNITY DOSSIER TO BE SENT TO ANKARA
Since both names are active members of parliament, the administrative and legal steps of the process have begun to take shape. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is expected to refer the file on New Party Leader Özgür Özel to the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, which is responsible for parliamentary investigations. It was learned that the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, after the examinations it will conduct, will submit to the Office of the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey the dossiers it will prepare requesting the lifting of legislative immunity for both Özgür Özel and Erzincan MP Mustafa Sarıgül.