15.09.2025 22:50
As part of the investigation conducted by the Küçükçekmece Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against Can Holding, the Chairman of the Board, Kenan Tekdağ, who was detained in an operation organized on charges of 'establishing a criminal organization', 'tax evasion', 'fraud', and 'money laundering', was released under judicial control measures of 'house arrest' and 'prohibition of leaving the country'.
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The investigation launched by the Küçükçekmece Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against Can Holding is ongoing.
6 SUSPECTS TRANSFERRED TO COURT As part of the investigation, the suspects detained in the operation conducted on charges of 'establishing a criminal organization', 'tax evasion', 'fraud', and 'money laundering' have completed their procedures at the Istanbul Gendarmerie Command. Six suspects, including Can Yayın Holding's Chairman of the Board Kenan Tekdağ, were transferred to the Küçükçekmece Courthouse after their health checks.
5 SUSPECTS ARRESTED Among the suspects whose statements were taken by the prosecutor's office, 4 were sent to prison by the magistrate court with a request for their arrest on charges of 'being a member of an organization established for committing crimes' and 'money laundering', while 1 was sent for the charge of 'being a member of an organization established for committing crimes'.
HOUSE ARREST FOR KENAN TEKDAĞ Suspect Kenan Tekdağ was released under judicial control measures of 'house arrest' and 'prohibition of leaving the country' for the same charges.
Kenan Tekdağ WHAT HAPPENED? It was claimed that an organization was established to commit crimes through companies operating under Can Holding, and that various actions were carried out through this organization, including 'qualified fraud', 'tax evasion', 'depositing untraceable income into company accounts', and 'laundering income obtained from crime'. The investigation was initiated based on reports from the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) and examination reports prepared by financial audit units.
It was alleged that large amounts of untraceable money were transferred through companies operating under Can Holding, that these funds were transferred between various companies to hide their traces, and that tax obligations were reduced through unbilled transactions and the issuance of fake documents.
It was claimed that the interest-driven criminal organization established under the holding structure operated under the leadership of Kemal Can and Mehmet Şakir Can, complicating oversight and monitoring mechanisms by establishing numerous companies in the same fields of activity, making changes in the boards of directors, distributing responsibility among organization members, and aiming to evade legal sanctions.
Additionally, it was claimed that cash capital increases were made in companies that had no commercial activity, that the source of these capital increases was shown as debts to partners, that these debts did not reflect reality, and that the amounts seen in the partners' debts account were reinvested in the company under the "Law No. 7256 on Asset Peace", and that these transactions were characterized as including and laundering income obtained from crime in violation of the law's purpose.
Based on findings obtained from MASAK reports, it was claimed that the criminal organization expanded its commercial volume through illegal income obtained from preliminary crimes such as "qualified fraud", "smuggling", and "violation of the Tax Procedure Law", and that company acquisitions, share transfers, and investment activities in strategic sectors such as education, media, finance, and energy were financed directly with criminal proceeds, aiming to both increase the organization's economic power and gain legitimacy in the public eye.
The Istanbul Gendarmerie Command teams had detained 5 suspects, including Can Yayın Holding Chairman Kenan Tekdağ, in an operation they conducted.
121 COMPANIES WERE APPOINTED AS TRUSTEES In the operation conducted, the assets of 121 companies were seized, and the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) was appointed as trustee. Some of the companies that were appointed as trustees were reported as follows: "Habertürk Journalism, Ciner Media TV Services, Show Television Broadcasting, Boğaziçi Radio Television Broadcasting and Advertising, Energy Petroleum Products Marketing, Nature Schools Management, Bilgi Nature Education Management, Turktobacco Cigarette Import and Export Marketing, HT Sports Television Broadcasting, and Bosphorus Media Group Radio and Television Broadcasting Joint Stock Company."
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