19.10.2026 19:31
There has been a new development in the money laundering investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against Mustafa Sarıgül, Ömer Sarıgül and Abdurrahman Emir Sarıgül. The police procedures of 17 suspects detained in operations held on October 16, 17 and 18 have been completed. Of the suspects referred to the courthouse, a request for arrest was made for 15, including Ömer Sarıgül and Murat Ağırel.
The judicial process has accelerated in the money laundering investigation in which the Sarıgül family's name is mentioned. Of the 17 suspects caught in operations carried out over three days, 15 — including Ömer Sarıgül and Murat Ağırel — were referred to the court with a request for their arrest.
17 SUSPECTS REFERRED TO COURT
A new phase has been reached in the "Laundering of Assets Derived from Crime" investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. During operations held on October 16, 17 and 18 as part of the investigation, a total of 17 suspects were caught and taken into custody. The procedures for the suspects taken to the police station were completed. After the operations, which lasted three days, the 17 people in custody were referred to the courthouse in the morning. After the suspects' procedures at the prosecutor's office, an important development occurred in the case regarding the arrest requests.
ARREST REQUEST FOR 15 PEOPLE
The prosecutor's office requested the arrest of 15 of the 17 suspects referred to the courthouse, including Ömer Sarıgül and Murat Ağırel. The suspects were referred to the magistrate's court to evaluate the arrest requests. Thus, in the investigation in which Mustafa Sarıgül, Ömer Sarıgül and Abdurrahman Emir Sarıgül are named, attention turned to the decision to be issued by the court.
AĞIREL IS ALSO AMONG THOSE REFERRED FOR ARREST
Those referred for arrest:
1. Ömer Sarıgül
2. Özgür Bölükbaşı
3. Sadullah Ergün
4. Selim Daşdemir
5. Volkan Aslanbaş
6. Zekai Erdem
7. Zekeriya Yasemin
8. Aylin Kotil
9. Bayram Özata
10. Caner Baş
11. Cavidan Tanrah Artuner
12. Cihan Durak
13. Cihat Salman
14. Murat Ağırel
15. Mehmet Ali Aslan
Those referred for judicial control:
1. Cemil Vasken Barın
2. Uğur Kurtulan
WHAT HAPPENED?
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had launched a money laundering investigation following allegations concerning money transfers and financial transactions said to be linked to complaints by German businesspeople. Within the scope of the investigation, in which Mustafa Sarıgül, Ömer Sarıgül and Abdurrahman Emir Sarıgül are named, various financial movements were taken under examination, and operations were held on October 16, 17 and 18. During the operations, 17 suspects were taken into custody, and after procedures at the police station, arrest requests were made for 15 of the suspects referred to the courthouse.