The owner of Faladdin has been detained! Assets worth 107.5 million lira have been seized.

16.07.2025 15:21

Sertaç Taşdelen, the founder of the applications "Faladdin" and "Binnaz," has been taken into custody. As part of the investigation, two vehicles, two watercraft, and two companies belonging to Taşdelen, estimated to have a market value of 107 million 500 thousand lira, have been seized.

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Simultaneous operations were carried out by the Cyber Crime Department of the Istanbul Police Department to capture suspects identified as generating income from crimes through mobile applications and websites.

MONEY LAUNDERING ALLEGATIONS

In the conducted investigations, it was determined that income was generated from fortune-telling activities carried out through fortune-telling applications and their associated websites, and it was identified that the mobile applications were operated and organized through a company.

THE OWNER OF FALADDIN IS IN CUSTODY

In the examinations conducted, it was determined that offenses were committed against the Law on the Prohibition and Abolition of Tekke and Zaviye and Tombs and Certain Titles, 'prohibited devices and programs', 'money laundering of assets derived from crime', and 'establishing and managing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime'. In this context, simultaneous operations were carried out against 2 companies. During the operation, Sertaç Taşdelen, the founder of the mobile applications and websites named "Faladdin" and "Binnaz", was detained.

ASSETS WORTH 107.5 MILLION LIRA SEIZED

During the searches at the address, 1 mobile phone, 1 SIM card, 1 tablet, 7 computers, 1 external hard drive, 1 USB, and 1 memory card were seized. Additionally, 2 vehicles, 2 marine vessels, and asset seizure measures were applied to 2 companies, which were estimated to have a market value of 107 million 500 thousand TL. The investigation regarding the incident is ongoing.