24.09.2025 09:41
An indictment has been prepared against Sertaç Taşdelen, the owner of the applications "Faladdin" and "Binnaz," who was arrested on the grounds of generating criminal income by establishing an information system for fortune-telling and transferring these earnings abroad, with a request for a prison sentence of up to 7 years for the crime of "money laundering derived from criminal activity."
The investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for the Investigation of Money Laundering Crimes regarding Sertaç Taşdelen, the owner of mobile applications providing services in various fields such as fortune-telling, astrology, spiritualism, mediumship, and star charts, has been completed.
In the indictment prepared as a result of the investigation, it was stated that Taşdelen's investigation file, which includes "predicate crime" actions, was queried through UYAP, and it was determined that the suspect established information systems to engage in fortune-telling and mediumship activities through mobile applications and websites. It was also noted that an indictment was prepared against him on March 27. The indictment emphasized that the characterization of the actions in the indictment prepared against Taşdelen is significant in terms of "money laundering of assets obtained from the crime."
The indictment stated that Taşdelen established an information system to carry out "fortune-telling" and "providing information from the unseen," and that he created the applications "Faladdin" and "Binnaz abla" along with their website extensions for these actions, highlighting that he systematized his main actions through this method.
ADS WERE STOPPED IN 2024
The indictment noted that due to Taşdelen's actions involving fortune-telling activities, the Advertising Board of the Ministry of Commerce imposed a penalty on Arteria Yazılım AŞ on January 9, 2024, for the promotion of fortune-telling in the application named Faladdin and for the promotion of mediumship on the websites "binnaz.com" and "binnazabla.com."
TRANSACTIONS INCLUDED IN MASAK REPORT
In the indictment, which included a MASAK report regarding the suspect Taşdelen, it was stated that the money received by the information system company Arteria Teknoloji AŞ, where he engaged in fortune-telling activities, was identified as criminal proceeds, and it was determined that the money was sent to foreign accounts belonging to the company and the suspect, as well as to the suspect's accounts in cryptocurrency asset institutions.
The report indicated that Taşdelen has had a social security working record since 2013, that his earnings subject to premiums were low, that he had active partnership information in 3 companies and active management records in 4 companies, and that he owned 5 land vehicles and 2 sea vehicles while not owning any real estate.
The report mentioned that Taşdelen has accounts with 3 cryptocurrency service providers, stating that banking transfer transactions were generally high in amount for each year, but particularly the total transaction volume for the years 2024-2025 was quite high, while the total cash transactions showed a low profile, with high cash withdrawal totals for 2024.
ATTEMPT TO PRESENT CRIMINAL PROCEEDS AS LEGITIMATE
The indictment recorded the following:
"The income obtained through Arteria Teknoloji AŞ, in which Sertaç Taşdelen is a partner, is expected to provide commercial and legal profits under a legal status within the legal order as a result of the alleged fortune-telling actions and the use of prohibited devices. However, it has been expressed that the company was used to obtain criminal proceeds, and similarly, it was attempted by the suspect to present the criminal proceeds as legitimate income by means of taxation. Therefore, it has been understood that various transactions were subjected to create an impression that the assets obtained from the crime were acquired through legitimate means according to Article 282 of the Turkish Penal Code, and due to the detection of money transfers made abroad from the company accounts, it has been understood that the criminal proceeds were taken out of the country."
UP TO 7 YEARS IN PRISON SOUGHT
In the indictment, it was requested that the suspect Taşdelen be punished with imprisonment of 3 to 7 years and a judicial fine of up to 20,000 days for the crime of "money laundering of assets obtained from the crime." The indictment has been sent to the Istanbul Criminal Court of First Instance for evaluation.