01.11.2026 18:52
Details have emerged regarding the inheritance dispute that Emir Sarıgül, who was arrested as part of a money laundering investigation targeting the Sarıgül family, said occurred between him and his father Mustafa Sarıgül, in the supplementary statement he gave to the prosecutor's office. Sarıgül claimed that for years he had asked for the assets inherited from his mother to be transferred to him, and that about two years ago they signed a contract with his father for the transfer of 5 immovable properties.
In the money laundering investigation targeting the Sarıgül family, attention was drawn to a supplementary statement that Emir Sarıgül, who was arrested, gave to the prosecutor’s office, in which he stated that there was an inheritance dispute between him and his father, Mustafa Sarıgül. Emir Sarıgül explained that for many years he made attempts to have the assets remaining from his mother, Gülsüm Hülya Köksaloğlu, transferred to him, but his father initially did not accept this request.
In his statement, Emir Sarıgül noted that Abdurrahman Köksaloğlu was an industrialist, businessman, and Istanbul Member of Parliament, and reminded that his grandfather lost his life as a result of a murder in 1980. Stating that the assets related to his grandfather passed to his mother, Gülsüm Hülya Köksaloğlu, Sarıgül said that his mother died of lung cancer in 1984, when he was only 3 years old.
“THE LARGER PART OF THE INHERITANCE PASSED TO ME”
Stating that after his mother’s death, three-quarters of the assets were left to him so that he could manage them when he turned 18, while one-quarter was left to his father, Mustafa Sarıgül, Emir Sarıgül explained that his father married Aylin Kotil in 1993 and a child was born from this marriage.
Stating that during this period he left the house and began living at his paternal grandmother’s and grandfather’s house, Sarıgül said that he stayed with them until his university years.
“MY FATHER DID NOT AGREE TO TRANSFER THE ASSETS INTO MY NAME”
Emir Sarıgül, who stated that he turned 18 in 1999 and started university, claimed that he wanted the assets remaining from his mother to be transferred into his name, but his father did not accept this request. In his statement, Sarıgül stated that this process continued for many years without making progress.
Emir Sarıgül, saying that he had experienced serious financial difficulties for the last 3.5 years, stated that at times he even had difficulty meeting the needs of his two children. He noted that afterward he also discussed the issue of transferring the inheritance with his daughters, and that his daughters also spoke with their grandfather, Mustafa Sarıgül.
HE CLAIMED THAT A CONTRACT WAS SIGNED FOR 5 PROPERTIES
Emir Sarıgül stated that after his father’s advancing age and his daughters also spoke with him, his father agreed to transfer the assets. Sarıgül, stating that about two years ago in Ankara they signed the inheritance distribution agreement prepared by his lawyer Emrah Cengiz together with his father, said that under the agreement the transfer of 5 properties to him was committed.