02.11.2026 14:43
Businessman Nevzat Aydın filed a complaint, stating that he was threatened after reports that he paid 100 million lira for his son to come out for the ceremony at the Trabzonspor-Beşiktaş match. Aydın said that K.A., who introduced himself as a member of the "Çirkinler" crime organization, demanded 1 million euros and threatened to kill his child if he did not pay. In the investigation launched, 8 suspects who were detained were referred to the courthouse today.
A new development has occurred in the investigation launched by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office over the allegation that businessman Nevzat Aydın was asked for extortion money. The police procedures for 8 suspects caught in two separate operations have been completed.
HE WAS CALLED FROM A GREEK NUMBER
On October 28, at around 18:00, Nevzat Aydın stated that he was called via a messaging app from a number with the +30 code belonging to Greece and filed a complaint with the Beykoz Public Order Branch Office.
Aydın said that the person who introduced himself as K.A. from the "Çirkinler" criminal organization demanded 1 million euros from him. Aydın also stated that if he did not pay the money, his child was threatened with being killed.
“THE THREATS BEGAN AFTER THE CEREMONY NEWS REPORTS”
Aydın recounted that the threats began after his son appeared in the ceremony of the Trabzonspor-Beşiktaş match on October 22. There had been news reports that he paid 100 million lira for his son to appear in the ceremony. Aydın stated that the threats came after these news reports and said that he reserves the right to file a complaint against those who made the news in question.
4 DETAINED IN FIRST OPERATION
Following Aydın's complaint, the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation. Teams of the Istanbul Police Department's Organized Crime Branch Directorate organized an operation to catch the suspects whose identities they had identified and detained 4 suspects.
In searches conducted at the suspects' homes and in their vehicles with Bulgarian license plates, 1 automatic pistol, 1 short-barreled automatic pistol and 73 rounds of ammunition were seized.
4 MORE DETAINED ON “PREPARATION FOR ACTION” ALLEGATION
In examinations of the suspects' phones, people considered to be preparing for an action were identified. Following the statements of the first 4 people detained, 4 more suspects were caught in an operation held on October 31, and the number of detainees rose to 8. In searches carried out within the scope of the operation, 3 unlicensed pistols, 102 rounds of ammunition and 900 narcotic pills were seized.
8 SUSPECTS REFERRED TO THE COURTHOUSE
The 8 suspects in detention were referred to the Bakırköy Courthouse today after their police procedures.