16.10.2025 23:57
Sezgin Baran Korkmaz, who is subject to a detention order in the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, made a statement. Referring to the investigation as "related to a real estate purchase from six years ago," Korkmaz said regarding the appointment of a trustee to the Paramount Hotel, "Not just one hotel, but a thousand hotels can be sacrificed for my country. Every penny used in the purchase of this hotel is as halal as my mother's pure milk."
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The investigation initiated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's Smuggling, Narcotics, and Economic Crimes Investigation Bureau regarding the crimes of "establishing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime," "usury," and "money laundering of assets derived from crime" is ongoing.
THERE ARE MANY ARRESTS
Within the scope of the investigation, arrest warrants were issued for Sezgin Baran Korkmaz, Cihan Ekşioğlu, Çağlar Şendil, Melike Yüksel, Sinan Görkem Gökçe, Şaban Kayıkçı, and Alpan Keskin. In the operation carried out by the teams, suspects Ekşioğlu, Kayıkçı, Şendil, Yüksel, and Gökçe were arrested.
In the investigation where Ufuk Tourism Enterprises Inc. is the complainant, it was determined that the suspects indebted this company, taking advantage of its foreclosure, to companies they managed in 2019 and afterwards, and that they provided the debt to the complainant company by charging interest.
A TRUSTEE HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO PARAMOUNT HOTEL
It was determined that the suspects took over the upper right of the complainant company at The Plaza Bodrum (formerly Jumeirah Hotel, Paramount Hotel, Be Premium Hotel) in Bodrum, Muğla, and that Cihan Ekşioğlu and Şaban Kayıkçı operated the hotel together.
Within the scope of the investigation, the partnership share of the company in Bodrum's The Plaza Bodrum Hotel and Bodrum Hotel Enterprises Inc., where Kayıkçı is an authorized person, was seized. In this context, a trustee was appointed to Bodrum Hotel Enterprises Inc. by the peace criminal court.
STATEMENT FROM SEZGİN BARAN KORKMAZ
Following the developments, Sezgin Baran Korkmaz made statements on his social media account. In a series of posts, Korkmaz used striking expressions.
In his first post, Korkmaz stated, "My dear friends, do not doubt that I will share in detail everything that happened before this investigation regarding a real estate purchase six years ago with the public. I recommend that you wait patiently."
"A THOUSAND HOTELS FOR MY COUNTRY"
Korkmaz, in another post, wrote, "Not one hotel, a thousand hotels, may they be sacrificed for my country. The law is open to everyone; if I have wronged someone, when the trial occurs, everything will come to light. If we have a crime, I am ready to face the consequences. I want you to know that if you have any questions about this hotel, I can say that every penny used in the purchase of this hotel is as halal as my mother's milk."
"THEY EXPECT ME TO SLANDER THE STATE"
Korkmaz used the following expressions in his subsequent posts: "Dishonest traitors are coming out with saliva in their mouths, expecting me to slander the state like them. Not one hotel, even if you take my children hostage, you will not see the lowliness of slandering those who serve their country."
I say the same thing today as I did in the process I experienced before. No matter what game you play, you cannot put me in a position to slander the state and the bureaucrats who serve it."
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