19.11.2025 18:21
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office prepared an indictment requesting up to 25 years of imprisonment for 9 suspects in the investigation against the "Maydonoz Döner" company. The indictment stated that the suspects increased the company's visibility through a franchising system and engaged in organizational correspondence via the "SİGNAL" application, and that they played a role in transferring funds obtained through illegal or legal means to organization members.
The indictment prepared against 9 suspects as part of the investigation conducted by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Terror Crimes Investigation Bureau regarding the 'Maydonoz Döner' chain has been completed.
In the indictment, it was stated that FETÖ is trying to revive its current organizational activities within the country, continuing its long-standing secrecy strategy, and has started new organizational activities in this context. The indictment emphasized that the organization members are seeking different methods for financing, and that the business named 'Maydonoz Döner', which is affiliated with Somca Gıda A.Ş., has provided financial support to the organization through its branches across Turkey, and that material support has been provided to organization members by creating job opportunities.
The indictment noted that the suspects are official or unofficial partners of the 'Maydonoz Döner' branches in various districts of Ankara; it was reported that some fugitive FETÖ members abroad have unofficially partnered with some branches in Turkey through individuals connected to the organization. It was recorded that these individuals received regular monthly profit shares, money was transferred from abroad to the branches, and that this money was conveyed to organization members through invoices issued under the name of 'product purchase'.
"A LARGE AMOUNT OF HIMMET WAS COLLECTED"
The indictment emphasized that a large amount of 'himmet' was collected to employ organization members at the company's branches in Ankara; it was stated that the official owners of the branches do not have organization records, but that the relatives of these individuals have records due to their membership in the organization and that it has been determined that they are unofficially partners in the branches. According to the MASAK report included in the indictment, it was found that a large number of individuals who have been processed for FETÖ have transferred money to the company, and that the account movements of the suspect partners are unusual and inconsistent with their income levels and bank transactions.
THEY HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED FOR ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP
The indictment pointed out that the suspects Ahmet Mutlu K., Bahadır T., Cevat D., Ebubekir T., Emrah A., Huzur Ö., Mustafa S., Mustafa Yavuz Ö., and Tahsin Ö. have previously been investigated and prosecuted for organization membership; it was noted that a legal interruption occurred due to the previous indictment prepared against these individuals, and that their actions after the date of the indictment constitute a new crime. It was recorded that the suspects increased the recognition of the 'Maydonoz Döner' brand, which has franchises in various provinces of Turkey as well as in Germany and Georgia, through the franchise system, conducted organizational correspondence via the 'SİGNAL' application, and played a role in transferring funds obtained through illegal or legal means to organization members both domestically and abroad.
UP TO 25 YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT SOUGHT
The indictment stated that the suspects provided funding to the organization in line with the targets of the terrorist organization, and a total of up to 25 years of imprisonment was requested for the 9 suspects for the crimes of 'membership in an armed terrorist organization' and 'violating the Law on the Prevention of the Financing of Terrorism'.