13.07.2026 10:00
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's investigation into the AHBAP Association has brought renewed attention to footage of Haluk Levent, detained as part of the probe, seen singing and playing cards during a concert in Edirne.
In the investigation launched against the AHBAP Association, 19 suspects, including the association's president, singer Haluk Levent, were detained.
As part of the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office targeting the AHBAP Association, its president Haluk Levent was detained in Bursa by teams from the Financial Crimes Branch Directorate on charges of 'Violation of the Associations Law,' 'Laundering of assets derived from crime,' and 'Membership in an organization.' In the investigation, a total of 19 suspects, including Levent, were detained.
HE SANG WHILE PLAYING CARDS
A video showing Haluk Levent singing while playing cards at a coffeehouse he visited during a concert in Edirne has resurfaced.
In the video, Levent can be seen holding a microphone in one hand and cards in the other, singing while simultaneously focusing on the game and making a 'pişti.'
In this video previously shared by Haluk Levent, he stated, 'I sang without interrupting the song on one side, I didn't miss the pişti on the other, and I made a pişti with the last jack.'
HE ONCE CLOSED HIS DEBT WITH GAMBLING
Haluk Levent's gambling addiction has come back to the agenda due to this investigation. In an interview Levent gave in 2008, his statements emerged: 'At one point, I fell into the ignorance of closing my debt by gambling. I gambled in Cyprus, here and there.'
FINDINGS
In the findings included in the investigation file by the prosecutor's office, it was determined that Haluk Levent placed bets totaling 990 million lira between 2020 and 2026 and lost 390 million lira. Additionally, it was found that 120 million lira was transferred from the AHBAP Association's account to the account of his assistant, Yeliz Kaya.
As a result of MASAK reports, account movement analyses, and technical and physical surveillance efforts, it was also determined that there were high-value money movements inconsistent with the financial profiles of the suspects.
The prosecutor's office also found that the suspects carried out high-value money transfers among themselves, transferred large sums of money to gambling accounts and placed bets, thereby losing significant amounts of money, and also conducted numerous chain property title transfer transactions among each other within a short period.