15.07.2025 08:30
A heavy blow to the financial wing of FETÖ from the National Intelligence Organization. In a simultaneous operation conducted in 9 provinces, 26 people were detained, including Z.D., the owner of HAKMAR and TATBAK. A trustee was appointed to HAKMAR and TATBAK on the grounds that they provided financing to FETÖ.
The National Intelligence Organization, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, and the Istanbul Police Department's Financial Crimes Unit conducted a simultaneous joint operation in 9 provinces centered in Istanbul regarding FETÖ's current financial structure.
26 PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE OWNER OF HAKMAR AND TATBAK, WERE DETAINED
In the operation carried out, Z.D., the owner of HAKMAR and TATBAK chain supermarkets, which has approximately 800 branches centered in Istanbul and finances the organization, along with C.G., a police officer dismissed from duty who was responsible for the distribution of the organization's financial activities (organization courier), and 24 individuals receiving financial aid (a total of 26 people) were detained in a dawn operation.
"GÜLEN RAISED ME"
During the search conducted at Z.D.'s home, who said, "I rose thanks to Fetullah Gülen, even if my wealth is lost, it is a sacrifice," materials related to the organization were seized. It was determined that Z.D. regularly transferred money to the organization's members in Turkey based on instructions received from FETÖ's overseas structure. It was identified that the HAKMAR Group of Companies was used as a source. It was revealed that Z.D., who has received numerous reports against him, collected aid for FETÖ under the pretexts of "victim donations, pilgrimage money, and membership to Zaman newspaper." Additionally, it was found that Z.D. employed individuals who were registered as FETÖ members and continued to sympathize with the organization within the HAKMAR Supermarket Chain.
FETÖ MEMBERS WERE EMPLOYED
Simultaneous operations were carried out in Istanbul, Ankara, Sakarya, Osmaniye, Bayburt, Giresun, Malatya, Yalova, and Bolu. 26 individuals connected to FETÖ were detained. It was determined that there were numerous encrypted doors intertwined in accordance with organizational customs at HAKMAR's headquarters building located in Sancaktepe, Istanbul, and that security was at a high level, with organizational meetings being held in the mentioned locations. It was established that FETÖ member Z.D. used the HAKMAR and TATBAK companies under his control for organizational money transfers.
It was revealed that C.G., a dismissed police officer who had been under surveillance by security forces for a long time, was working illegally at HAKMAR and was distributing money to organization members across provinces under Z.D.'s instructions. It was determined that C.G. provided cash assistance to individuals who had been dismissed from FETÖ's secret structures and their close relatives.
A TRUSTEE WAS APPOINTED TO HAKMAR AND TATBAK
As a result of the operation coordinated by MIT, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, and the Istanbul Police Department's Financial Crimes Unit, many materials showing the connection to FETÖ and its financial network were seized during searches conducted at the centers of 3 companies within the HAKMAR Group of Companies.
A trustee was appointed to HAKMAR and TATBAK, which were operated in 9 provinces on the grounds of providing financing to FETÖ.