New development in the Engin and Dilan Polat case! Request for their assets to be transferred to the public.

After the operation carried out in 6 provinces centered in Istanbul, the indictment regarding the investigation in which Dilan Polat and her husband Engin Polat were also arrested has been completed. The detail about the wealth of the Polat couple drew attention.

31 COMPANIES AND PROPERTIES CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO THE PUBLIC

The indictment prepared as a result of the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding 16 suspects, including Dilan Polat, her husband Engin Polat, and her siblings Can and Sıla Doğu, is still under review by the Anatolian 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance. In the indictment, it was requested that the 31 companies included in the scope of the investigation and all the assets such as real estate, vehicles, and similar properties owned by these companies be confiscated and transferred to the public.

27 YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT DEMANDED FOR DİLAN POLAT

It was demanded that Dilan Polat be punished with up to 27 years of imprisonment for establishing an organization, laundering assets derived from crime within the organization structure, and illegal gambling crimes. If the indictment is accepted, the defendants will appear before the judge in the coming days.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE OPERATION?

In the operations carried out in 6 provinces centered in Istanbul on November 1, 2023, and afterwards, 24 suspects, including Dilan Polat and her husband Engin Polat, were detained. In the scope of the investigation, a preliminary examination report was prepared by the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) regarding the suspects, including the Polat couple, whose digital materials and notebooks were seized during the searches conducted in their companies. It was determined that there was an inflow of 200 million liras to the companies owned by family members through the method of issuing fake invoices in exchange for so-called trade from 3 companies in liquidation.

It was also determined that the money was transferred among the companies owned by family members, and in the final stage, real estate and numerous vehicles were purchased in a company named Milda Real Estate owned by Engin Polat. After this determination, the Istanbul Financial Crimes Investigation Branch teams identified the identities of the suspects and carried out simultaneous operations to 43 addresses in Istanbul, Ankara, Yalova, Ordu, Kırklareli, and Manisa.

RECEIVERS WERE APPOINTED TO 27 COMPANIES

The teams continuing their work within the scope of the investigation determined that a medical company owned by Dilan and Engin Polat gave the naming rights to another company in Ankara and that an attempt was made to transfer 1 million 800 thousand liras in the account of this company to the personal accounts of the partners. 16 of the suspects, including Dilan Polat, Engin Polat, and Sıla Doğu, were arrested. The court ruled for the appointment of trustees to 27 companies.

DİLAN POLAT'S SIBLINGS HAD BEEN RELEASED

In the monthly detention review on June 14, the Peace Criminal Court ruled for the release of Dilan Polat's siblings Can and Sinem Sıla Doğu, as well as Can Polat, Gökay Bekar, Halit Polat, Harun Abak, Metin Yılmaz, Mustafa Özalp, Nilgün Yılmaz, Uğurcan Ayyıldız, and Zekai Tepe, with the application of judicial control measures, and decided to continue the detention of the other 5 suspects.

After the completion of the investigation by the public prosecutor's office, the indictment was prepared, and in the indictment, the suspects were demanded to be punished for "money laundering derived from crime", "illegal gambling", "establishing an organization with the aim of committing a crime", and "being a member of an organization established with the aim of committing a crime". The indictment approved by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office was sent to the Anatolian 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance.