Mustafa Çabuk, who declared himself the Mahdi, was detained along with 15 of his followers.

Mustafa Çabuk, who lives in the village of Külcüler in the Bayramiç district of Çanakkale with approximately 200 so-called followers and claims to be the Mahdi, was detained early in the morning along with 15 of his followers in a joint dawn operation conducted by the gendarmerie and police regarding 'Establishing a Criminal Organization for Profit, Qualified Fraud Crimes'. After the procedures, the false Mahdi Mustafa Çabuk and 15 suspects were referred to the courthouse.

Members of the Hilafeti Muhammediye Sect, consisting of approximately 200 people in the village of Külcüler in the Bayramiç district, rented Koç Termal and Hilal Evleri for two years, presenting themselves as earthquake victims with Mustafa Çabuk, whom they accept as the 'Mahdi', 18 months ago. Subsequently, the sect, which has so-called preaching accounts on social media and conducts live broadcasts titled 'Hz. Mehdi as. Speaks to the Nation', began to provide religious information through their social media accounts. The so-called Mahdi, who rented the thermal hotel with his followers, held a ceremony called "Loyalty to the Mahdi" there. In the program 'Hz. Mehdi as. Speaks to the Nation' broadcasted on his YouTube account, Çabuk answered questions and talked about the signs of the Mahdi.

CAUGHT WHILE DIGGING ILLEGALLY IN NOVEMBER

Members of the Hilafeti Muhammediye Sect in the village of Külcüler in the Bayramiç district were detained by the Çanakkale Provincial Gendarmerie Command teams while digging illegally with the so-called Mahdi Mustafa Çabuk, whom they accept as the 'Mahdi'. It was learned that the suspects were searching for an 'ark of the covenant' in the area they dug. The suspect Mustafa Çabuk, who claims to be the Mahdi mentioned in the hadiths, alleges that the location of the ark was revealed to him by angels. A total of 21 people, including the so-called Mahdi Mustafa Çabuk, were arrested. After their detention period ended, the false Mahdi Mustafa Çabuk was found to have been summoned to Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital to determine whether his mental health was intact.

DETAINED IN A DAWN OPERATION

Mustafa Çabuk, who declared himself the Mahdi and moved the center of the criminal organization he established in Istanbul in 2020 to the Koç Thermal Facility and Hilal Nature Houses in the village of Külcüler in the Bayramiç district of Çanakkale, was found to have exploited people's religious beliefs and emotions by selling properties to his so-called followers and obtaining loans for financial gain. Mustafa Çabuk was detained early in the morning along with 15 of his followers in a joint dawn operation conducted by the gendarmerie and police regarding 'Establishing a Criminal Organization for Profit, Qualified Fraud Crimes'. After the procedures, the false Mahdi Mustafa Çabuk and 15 suspects were referred to the courthouse.