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After being detained in an illegal betting operation, Serdar Ortaç was released, but his concerts were canceled due to the house arrest decision against him. As a result, Ortaç lost the 25 million lira he would have earned in 1.5 months.
ILLEGAL BETTING OPERATION INVOLVING SERDAR ORTAÇ AND MEHMET ALİ ERBİL
In a recent illegal betting operation conducted in Istanbul, many people, including famous names like Mehmet Ali Erbil and Serdar Ortaç, were detained. Erbil and Ortaç, who denied the accusations in their statements and claimed they were set up, were released under house arrest.
SERDAR ORTAÇ'S LOSS OF 25 MILLION LIRA
However, the bad news did not end there for Serdar Ortaç. Due to the decision that prohibits him from leaving his home, Ortaç's concerts were canceled. It was reported that Ortaç, who has lost large sums in gambling for years, incurred a loss of 25 million TL due to the cancellation of 18 concerts, including a New Year's concert.
WHAT HAPPENED?
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had issued detention orders for 23 suspects, including social media influencers and some famous names, in the investigation regarding the allegation of promoting illegal betting.
Among the suspects who were allegedly involved in illegal betting advertisements were singer Serdar Ortaç, presenter Mehmet Ali Erbil, former football player Batuhan Karadeniz, social media influencers İbrahim Yılmaz, Muzaffer Zorbey Erkoçkar, Sefa Caner Sarıçam, and Russian and Turkish citizen Aleksander Mensikof.
In the operation carried out by the Istanbul Police Department, 16 of the suspects, including Mehmet Ali Erbil and Serdar Ortaç, were detained, while it was learned that 5 of the suspects were abroad and efforts were ongoing to locate the other 2.
After their procedures at the police station, Serdar Ortaç and Mehmet Ali Erbil were placed under judicial control with a "house arrest" decision, while 12 suspects, including Sefa Caner Sarıçam, Esma Sözen, Muzaffer Zorbey Erkoçkar, and İbrahim Yılmaz, were arrested, and it was decided that 2 suspects would be released under judicial control conditions.
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