22.05.2026 14:51
In a drug operation targeting celebrities, three more suspects, including Türkan Şoray's daughter Yağmur Ünal, chef Eren Kesimer, and actress Semiha Bezek, were detained. The total number of detainees has risen to 23.
The number of detentions continues to rise in operations conducted as part of an investigation into drug or stimulant substance use led by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. It has been learned that Yağmur Ünal, the actress daughter of Turkish cinema legend Türkan Şoray, was also taken into custody within the scope of the investigation.
NUMBER OF DETENTIONS RISES TO 23
Teams from the Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command conducted operations at a total of 25 addresses in Beşiktaş, Sarıyer, Beyoğlu, Kağıthane, Üsküdar, and Muğla. Initially, 14 suspects were detained, with the number rising to 20 in the following hours.
With three more individuals detained today as part of the ongoing investigation, the total number of detentions has reached 23.
List of individuals with detention warrants (Full list):
- Berkay ŞAHİN
- Tan TAŞÇI
- Yağmur ÜNAL
- Mirgün Sırrı CABAS
- Hakan AYDIN (BLOK 3)
- Mabel MATİZ (Fatih KARACA)
- Feyza CİVELEK
- Niran ÜNSAL
- Volkan BAHÇEKAPILI
- Onur TUNA
- Osman Haktan CANEVİ
- Aslıhan TURANLI
- Eren KESİMER
- Kübra İmren SİYAHDEMİR
- Mehmet Rahşan
- Cansu TEKİN
- Özgür Deniz CELLAT
- Yasemin İKBAL
- Tarık TUNCA BAKIR
- Hanzede GÜRKANLAR
- Aycan YAĞCI
- Tuğçe POSTOĞLU
- Eda DORA
- Semiha BEZEK
IN ADDITION TO YAĞMUR ÜNAL, TWO MORE NAMES IN CUSTODY
It has been learned that among the new individuals detained by gendarmerie teams are chef Eren Kesimer and actress Semiha Bezek, in addition to Yağmur Ünal.
The investigation conducted by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is stated to be ongoing.
SEARCHES CONDUCTED AT ADDRESSES
Search operations were also carried out at the addresses of the detained suspects. In a search at the address of suspect Mehmet Rahşan, who is in custody, 8 ecstasy pills, 26 grams of narcotics, a precision scale, 2 electronic cigarettes containing cannabis, 3 candies suspected to contain narcotics, an empty syringe, and 2 empty zip-lock bags were seized. In a search at the address of suspect Aycan Yağcı, 1 gram of cannabis was found.
Meanwhile, it has been learned that among those with detention warrants under the investigation file conducted by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, who are located in other provinces or abroad, are names such as Serenay Sarıkaya, Tan Taşcı, Yağmur Ünal, Mirgün Sırrı Cabas, Hakan Aydın, and Niran Ünsal.
Actress Serenay Sarıkaya is reportedly abroad, while it was learned that police teams searched the address of singer Tan Taşçı in Muğla. Suspect Mirgün Sırrı Cabas's father is said to have died, and he is expected to come to Istanbul from İzmir. Efforts to apprehend Niran Ünsal in Muğla are ongoing.
MEHMET RAHŞAN ARRESTED
The prosecutor's statements for 10 individuals referred to the courthouse have been completed. Among the suspects, Berkay Şahin, Volkan Bahçekapılı, Kübra İmren, Aycan Yağcı, Tuğçe Postoğlu, Eda Dora, and Cansu Tekin received a travel ban abroad, while Yaşar Özdaş and Hakan Aydın were placed under judicial control with a travel ban abroad. Suspect Mehmet Rahşan was arrested.