22.01.2026 02:32
Burak Soylu, Cihan Şanlı, and Yavuz Başsav were detained as part of an investigation into illegal gambling in Istanbul, after it was determined that they laundered money obtained from the crime and conducted large money transfers through the bank accounts of the companies they managed. While Soylu and Şanlı were arrested after being brought to court, Yavuz Başsav was released under judicial control measures.
As part of the investigations carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch, it was determined that the suspects Burak Soylu, Cihan Şanlı, and Yavuz Başsav, who were identified as having gained unfair profits through illegal betting games according to the report prepared by MASAK, conducted high amounts of money transfers of unknown origin using the bank accounts of the companies they were on the board of directors, making it difficult to trace the money by carrying out the transactions within a certain organization and hierarchical structure, included third-party accounts by withdrawing cash, and laundered the assets derived from the crime.
3 BILLION LIRA SEIZED
As part of the operation carried out on January 18 against the suspects, Burak Soylu, Cihan Şanlı, and Yavuz Başsav were detained. In the operation, 1 million 600 thousand Turkish liras and 13 thousand US dollars were seized. Additionally, 3 billion lira found in the suspects' bank accounts was confiscated.
BURAK SOYLU AND CİHAN ŞANLI ARRESTED
After their procedures at the police station, the suspects Burak Soylu and Cihan Şanlı, who were referred to the courthouse today, were arrested by the Magistrate's Court of Peace, while Yavuz Başsav was released under judicial control measures.