21.07.2026 13:30
Details have been obtained regarding the decision of the criminal peace judgeship concerning 9 individuals, including Oğuzhan Uğur, who were arrested in the investigation conducted on the allegation that donations collected at Ahbap Association were transferred to the suspects' accounts. The decision emphasized that there is evidence based on bank records and reports indicating that the suspects committed the crimes of "abuse of trust" and "money laundering," and stated that judicial control measures would be insufficient given the potential penalty limits and the suspicion of flight.
The decision document of the criminal judgeship of peace regarding the 9 suspects arrested within the scope of the investigation into the claim that "donations collected on behalf of the Ahbap Association were transferred to the accounts of the suspects" has been obtained.
In the judgeship decision within the scope of the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was noted that suspects Emir Taşar, Emre Kartaloğlu, Ersin Gökgün, Fatih Eke, Gülgün Öztürk, Hüseyin Küçük, Muharrem Karataş, Oğuzhan Uğur, and Suzan Düşküner Mintaş were referred for arrest on charges of "abuse of trust due to service" and "money laundering."
"EVIDENCE NOT FULLY COLLECTED"
In the decision, it was emphasized that considering the current state of evidence, the nature and characteristics of the alleged crimes, the existence of concrete evidence indicating strong suspicion of the crime (suspect statements, preliminary phone examination reports, detention decisions, search, seizure, and examination reports, the summary of the investigation file conducted by the Istanbul Provincial Police Department in coordination with the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, TÜRMOB and other due diligence reports, special audit reports, bank account transactions, all police reports, and the investigation file) were present, but the evidence in the file had not been fully collected.
FLIGHT RISK HIGHLIGHTED
In the decision, it was stated that considering the lower and upper limits of the penalty prescribed by law for the alleged act, there was a flight risk, and given the nature and importance of the alleged crimes, proportionality with the expected penalty or security measure, and the manner of the act's commission, it was assessed that judicial control measures would not provide sufficient and effective legal supervision, and thus the arrest of the suspects was decided.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Under the coordination of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the Istanbul Police Department's Financial Crimes Branch conducted efforts to prevent crimes of "establishing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime," "qualified fraud," and "money laundering," as well as to apprehend suspects.
In this context, as a result of MASAK reports prepared regarding Ahbap Association employees, account transaction analyses, and technical and physical surveillance, it was determined that the suspects had high-value money movements inconsistent with their financial profiles, conducted large-scale fund transfers among themselves, transferred high amounts of money to gambling accounts to place bets, resulting in significant losses, and also carried out a chain of numerous title deed transfers in a short period.
Within the scope of the investigation, 17 suspects, including the association's founder, singer Haluk Levent, who were identified as being connected to members and employees of the Ahbap Association, were detained in an operation on July 12, and 9 more suspects were subsequently apprehended.
One suspect was released after police procedures, while 14 of the 25 suspects referred to the courthouse, including Haluk Levent, were arrested, and judicial control measures were imposed on 11 suspects.
In a simultaneous operation conducted by the Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch in Istanbul, Izmir, Kocaeli, and Mugla, 17 suspects were detained.
Of the 12 suspects referred to the courthouse, 4 were arrested, and judicial control measures were imposed on 8. This brought the total number of detainees in the investigation to 18.
As part of the investigation, assets belonging to the association and some suspects were seized.
Additionally, within the scope of the investigation, 10 suspects, including Oğuzhan Uğur, were detained.
After police procedures, the 10 suspects were taken to the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan, where their statements were taken by the prosecutor's office.
Following the statement procedures, the criminal judgeship of peace ordered the arrest of suspects Oğuzhan Uğur, Gülgün Öztürk, Suzan Düşküner, Emir Taşar, Emre Kartaloğlu, Hüseyin Küçük, Fatih Eke, Muharrem Karataş, and Ersin Gökgün on charges of "abuse of trust due to service" and "laundering of assets derived from crime."
Judicial control measures were imposed on suspect Özgür Ömer Güner.
Thus, the number of arrested suspects in the investigation rose to 27.