20.10.2025 23:40
In the second wave of operations conducted as part of the investigation into the establishment of an organization for the purpose of committing crimes through companies operating under Can Holding, 11 out of 25 suspects, including Mehmet Kenan Tekdağ and Mehmet Remzi Sanver, were arrested. In the first wave of operations, the head of the holding, Kemal Can, was also arrested.
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In the investigation against Can Holding, a second wave operation was carried out in 4 provinces centered in Istanbul, and a detention order was issued for 11 of the suspects taken into custody. Among the names that the court decided to arrest are Mehmet Remzi Sanver and the chairman of the holding's board of directors, Mehmet Kenan Tekdağ.
THE INVESTIGATION INTO CAN HOLDING CONTINUES
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is continuing its investigation into Can Holding officials for the crimes of "establishing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime," "managing," "being a member of the established organization," "laundering assets obtained from the crime," and "qualified fraud."
The interrogation procedures of the suspects taken into custody and referred to the courthouse have been completed. 11 suspects, including Mehmet Remzi Sanver, Mehmet Kenan Tekdağ, Mehmet Sıddık Kaya, Emin Şahin, Nuh Zafer Metin, Serap Özgür, Abdulselam Yıldız, Tuncay Şahin, Adnan Yıldız, Nurettin Paksoy, and Mustafa Şahin, were referred to the peace criminal court with a request for arrest for the crimes of "being a member of an organization established for profit" and "laundering assets obtained from the crime."
ARREST ORDER FOR 11 PEOPLE INCLUDING KENAN TEKDAĞ
The prosecution requested judicial control measures for Şenol Akan, Cengiz Bingöl, Arafat Bingöl, Müslüm Çogaç, Betül Can, Zuhal Can, Akın Makaracı, İsmail Kavak, Hakan Kalkan, Mithat Muharremoğlu, Kıyas Mustafaoğulları, Cesur Salık, Barış Karayel, and Berkan Baycan. The peace criminal court decided to arrest the 11 suspects.
The court ruled that a judicial control measure of "prohibition of leaving the country" and "signature requirement" would be applied to 11 of the suspects, while a measure of "prohibition of leaving the residence" would be applied to 3 suspects.
INVESTIGATION
In the investigation conducted by the Küçükçekmece Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was alleged 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 income of unknown origin into company accounts," and "laundering income obtained from the crime."
The investigation was initiated based on reports from the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) and examination reports prepared by financial audit units.
"LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN ENTERING"
It was claimed that large amounts of money of unknown origin were entering through companies operating under Can Holding, and that these funds were transferred between various companies to hide their traces, with tax obligations being reduced through unbilled transactions and the issuance of fake documents.
It was alleged that the profit-oriented criminal organization established under the holding structure operated under the leadership of Kemal Can and Mehmet Şakir Can, complicating control 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, with the debts to partners being shown as the source of the capital increases, and that these debts did not reflect reality, with the amounts seen in the debts to partners account being reinvested in the company under the "Asset Peace Law" numbered 7256, and that these transactions were of a nature that included and laundered income obtained from the crime in violation of the law's purpose.
Based on the findings obtained from MASAK reports, it was noted that the criminal organization expanded its commercial volume through illegal income obtained from predicate crimes such as "qualified fraud," "smuggling," and "violating 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 eyes of the public.
In the investigation, the assets of 121 companies were seized, and a trustee was appointed by the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF), with detention orders issued for 10 suspects. Teams from the Istanbul Gendarmerie Command detained 6 suspects, including Mehmet Kenan Tekdağ, the Chairman of the Board of Can Yayın Holding, during their operation.
Some of the companies that were appointed a trustee are 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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