11.12.2025 15:30
Journalist Mehmet Akif Ersoy, who was detained in the "drug" investigation, has been arrested. In his statement to the prosecutor's office, Ersoy denied the allegations against him and responded to a question regarding a woman named E.A. by saying, "There was a period when E.A. and I were dating, but we couldn't continue and ended it. The claims regarding the dialogue between E.A. and my friends are very ugly. Such a thing did not happen."
Former Habertürk Editor-in-Chief Mehmet Akif Ersoy was arrested on charges of "drug administration" and "providing benefits in exchange for sexual relations." According to the prosecutor's office, Ersoy created environments for multiple sexual relations by giving drugs to women at his home. Four individuals acted in "concurrence of thought and action."
"I HAVE NEVER USED DRUGS IN MY LIFE"
While the repercussions of the incident continue, Mehmet Akif Ersoy's statement to the prosecutor's office has emerged. Ersoy stated that he has never used drugs in his life and completely denied the allegations of group sexual relations. He mentioned that he was not under the influence of drugs during an accident he was involved in on a bridge, adding that there is also a police report regarding this accident.
WHO IS E.A.?
Allegations have also been made against Mehmet Akif Ersoy regarding a woman named E.A. In response to a question about the woman he was reportedly in a relationship with for a period, Ersoy said, "There was a time when we flirted with E.A., but we could not continue; we ended it. The allegations regarding the dialogue between E.A. and my friends are very ugly. Such a thing did not happen."