19.10.2026 22:31
Journalist Murat Ağırel, who was detained in the investigation into Mustafa Sarıgül's family, was arrested on the charge of "unknowingly aiding an organization."
An investigation is ongoing into allegations that teams of the Financial Crimes Division of the Istanbul Police Department, under the coordination of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, carried out transactions through companies established domestically and abroad aimed at laundering large amounts of money of unknown origin, that [the funds] were not used in accordance with investment contracts, and that criminal proceeds were given a legal appearance.
THEY WERE REFERRED TO COURT Police procedures for 17 suspects detained in the operation conducted within the scope of the investigation have been completed. The suspects were taken to the courthouse after a medical examination.
Murat Ağırel Among the suspects whose statements were taken at the prosecutor's office, Ömer Sarıgül, Özgür Bölükbaşı, Sadullah Ergün, Selim Daşdemir, Volkan Aslanbaş, Zekai Erdem, Zekeriya Yasemin, Aylin Kotil, Bayram Özata, Caner Baş, Cavidan Tanrah Artuner, Cihan Durak, Cihat Salman, Murat Ağırel and Mehmet Ali Aslan were referred to the criminal judgeship of peace with a request for arrest.
ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR MURAT AĞIREL Journalist Murat Ağırel was also among those arrested. An arrest warrant was issued for Ağırel on the charge of "aiding an organization without knowing it."