19.02.2026 09:32
A total of 21 people, including İsmail Hacıoğlu, Murat Dalkılıç, Kaan Tangöze, and Kemal Doğulu, who were detained as part of a drug investigation involving celebrities, have been referred to the courthouse.
As part of a drug investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office targeting famous individuals, actor İsmail Hacıoğlu, along with 21 others including singers Murat Dalkılıç, Kaan Tangöze, and influencer Kemal Doğulu, was taken into custody on February 17.
On the first day of the operation, those detained were referred to forensic medicine for drug testing.
WHAT HAPPENED?
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had organized a new drug operation targeting famous individuals on February 17. Well-known public figures were taken into custody from their homes at midnight.
In a statement regarding the operation, the Chief Prosecutor's Office noted the following:
"Our Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is conducting an investigation numbered 2025/280882 by the Smuggling, Narcotics, and Economic Crimes Investigation Bureau;
In accordance with our instructions, search, seizure, and detention activities have been carried out by the Istanbul Police Department's Narcotics Division against 25 suspects for the crimes of Purchasing, Accepting, or Possessing Drugs or Stimulants for Use, or Using Drugs or Stimulants, TCK 227 Encouraging and Facilitating Prostitution, and TCK-190 Facilitating the Use of Drugs or Stimulants. Within the scope of the operation, 17 suspects have been detained, it has been determined that 1 suspect is abroad, and capture operations for the other suspects are ongoing. The investigation is continuing meticulously."