13.07.2026 12:41
The escape route of Haluk Levent, who was detained in Bursa as part of the Ahbap Association investigation, and the behind-the-scenes details of the operation have emerged. After learning about the travel ban imposed on him at Istanbul Airport, Levent, unable to fly to Germany, was found to have changed his route to a truck garage in Bursa and planned to escape abroad via a yacht from Izmir.
Striking details continue to emerge in the investigation into the Ahbap Association and Haluk Levent, which has dominated Turkey's agenda. It has been learned that Levent, who was detained on charges of "laundering assets derived from crime," "membership in an organization," and "violation of the Associations Law," had been under technical and physical surveillance by the prosecutor's office for a long time.
THE TRIGGERING DEVELOPMENT: THE CANCELLED CONCERT
According to information obtained by CNN TÜRK, a critical event occurred that caused the operation to be brought forward in the investigation, which was conducted with great secrecy by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
Haluk Levent's concert, planned for Friday, July 17, in Istanbul Ataşehir, with tickets put on sale days in advance, was suddenly cancelled without any reason given. Following the halt of ticket sales and the mysterious cancellation decision, the prosecutor's office became suspicious, placed the famous figure under close surveillance, and quickly issued a travel ban abroad against him.
GERMANY PLAN FOILED, ROUTE TURNED TO TRUCK GARAGE
Unaware of the decision, Haluk Levent went to Istanbul Airport to go to Germany. However, upon learning that he was subject to a travel ban abroad, he made an urgent change to his escape plan.
Leaving the airport and passing through Yalova to Bursa, Levent hid in a truck park. The details of the escape plan, which was followed step by step by investigation units, were striking. It was determined that Levent planned to secretly move to Izmir by boarding a truck from the garage in Bursa. After reaching Izmir, he would escape from Turkey by sea via a pre-arranged yacht. At this stage of the plan, teams moved in and apprehended Haluk Levent in the truck park in Bursa.
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