11.11.2026 15:05
Within the scope of the Sarıgül investigation, Emir Sarıgül, the son of Erzincan MP Mustafa Sarıgül, was brought to the courthouse for the third time to give a statement again.
In the investigation conducted within the scope of the offense of ‘laundering proceeds of crime,’ Emir Sarıgül, who was released with a judicial control condition in the form of ‘house arrest,’ came to the courthouse to testify for the 3rd time.
HE HAD BEEN RELEASED WITH “HOUSE ARREST”
Emir Sarıgül, the son of Erzincan MP Mustafa Sarıgül, had been released after his arrest in the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the offense of ‘laundering proceeds of crime,’ with a judicial control measure in the form of ‘house arrest’ applied within the scope of effective remorse provisions.
WHAT HAD HAPPENED?
In the statement made by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that an investigation had been initiated upon the allegation that German citizens K.P. and M.B. carried out transactions aimed at laundering high amounts of money of unknown origin through companies established at home and abroad.
In the statement, it was expressed that the complainants made allegations to the effect that “a contract worth 80 million euros was drawn up,” “a transfer transaction of 100 million euros was carried out,” “it was promised that a fund of 1 billion euros would be transferred abroad by way of a loan using public power and influence,” and “a boat sale worth 1.5 million euros was made.”
It was recorded that the allegations concerning Mustafa Sarıgül, MP of the 28th Term of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, would be referred to the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for separate evaluation and that the investigation proceedings would continue.
Within the scope of the investigation, Ömer Sarıgül, Aylin Kotil, Volkan Aslanbaş, Cavidan Tanrah Artuner, Murat Ağırel, Caner Baş, Cihan Durak, Zekai Erdem, Cihat Salman, Selim Daşdemir, Özgür Bölükbaşı, Bayram Özata, Zekeriya Yasemin, Mehmet Ali Aslan, Sadullah Ergün and Emir Sarıgül were arrested, while Cemil Vasken Barın and Uğur Kurtulan were released with judicial control provisions applied.
In another operation within the scope of the investigation, Çağlar Sezgin, Cihan Tunç and Ümit İlker Avcı, who were caught, were arrested, and it was decided to apply a judicial control measure in the form of “not leaving the residence” for Beşir Ömer Demir and Atakan Eren. In the ongoing investigation, it was ordered that Sofu Altınbaş, Ramazan Argün, İbrahim Avcı, Zülfü Sümer and Abdulkadir Sezgin also be arrested.
Within the scope of the ongoing investigation, Aynur Aydın, Davut Kaymak, Ahmet Meriç and Altuğ Altunbaş Sürer, who were taken into custody, were arrested, while a judicial control decision was issued for the other suspects Metin Mevlüt Sarıgül, Mehmet Meriç, Ömer Hürriyet Büken, Ömer Yazıcı, Süreyya Kurtalan, Zeynep Sarısoy and Berrak Çetinkaya.
Emir Sarıgül, who was arrested within the scope of the investigation, had been released with a judicial control measure in the form of “house arrest” applied. Thus, the number of suspects arrested within the scope of the investigation was determined as 27.
The sexual assault allegations concerning Mustafa Sarıgül were also included in this investigation.
In the ongoing investigation, following the findings that Istanbul Şişli Vocational School was also used in laundering activities, the school's director Selin Sarılı and Leyla Anıl Göl, Mehmet Sedat Bekiroğlu, Ahmet Seval, Melih Karagöz, Yusuf Eren, Belen Tekinbaş, Cihan Erdönmez, Hülya Kahraman, Ali Ergün Gümüş and Ali Aydın were taken into custody, and a trustee was appointed to Istanbul Şişli Vocational School.
Leyla Anıl Göl, Ahmet Seval and Melih Karagöz, who testified at the prosecutor's office, were referred to the magistrate criminal judgeship with a request for arrest, while the other 8 suspects were referred with a request for judicial control.
Within the scope of the investigation, a decision of lack of jurisdiction was issued regarding the investigation file prepared for the purpose of conducting an investigation into MP Mustafa Sarıgül for the offenses of “establishing a criminal organization,” “sexual abuse of a child,” “laundering proceeds of crime” and “qualified sexual assault,” and the file was sent to the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.