31.10.2026 18:40
Businessman Nevzat Aydın filed a complaint, stating that K.A., who introduced himself as a member of the 'Çirkinler' criminal organization, called from a number with a Greek code and demanded 1 million euros, threatening to kill his child if he did not pay. In the investigation initiated, 2 automatic pistols and 73 cartridges were seized in the suspects' homes and in their vehicle with Bulgarian license plates, and the number of detainees rose to 8.
Businessman Nevzat Aydın, after reports that he paid 100 million liras for his son to appear in the ceremony at the Trabzonspor-Beşiktaş match, stated that he was called by K.A., who said he was a member of the criminal organization 'Çirkinler', and was asked for 1 million euros, and filed a complaint. The number of detainees rose to 8 in the operation conducted within the scope of the investigation launched.
CALLED FROM A GREEK NUMBER
Businessman Nevzat Aydın filed a complaint with the Beykoz Public Order Bureau on October 28 at around 18:00, stating that he was called via a messaging app from a number with Greece's +30 code. Aydın said that the person who introduced himself as K.A. from the 'Çirkinler' criminal organization demanded 1 million euros from him and threatened to kill his child if he did not pay the money.
THREATS BEGAN AFTER CEREMONY NEWS
Aydın stated that the threats began after his son appeared in the ceremony of the Trabzonspor-Beşiktaş match on October 22. Saying that he was threatened after news reports that he paid 100 million liras for his son to appear in the ceremony, Aydın stated that he reserves his right to complain about the people who made the news in question.
WEAPONS AND 73 CARTRIDGES WERE FOUND IN VEHICLES
Following Aydın's complaint, an investigation was launched by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. Within the scope of the work carried out by teams of the Istanbul Police Department Organized Crime Branch Directorate, an operation was organized to capture the suspects whose identities had been determined. Four suspects were detained in the operation. During searches at the suspects' homes and in their vehicle with Bulgarian license plates, 1 automatic pistol, 1 short-barreled automatic pistol and 73 cartridges were seized. After the statements of 4 people, 4 more suspects were detained today. It was learned that the suspects' statement procedures at the police station are continuing.