17.07.2026 11:11
It was learned that the bank filed a suspicious transaction report to MASAK due to a large amount of foreign currency coming from abroad into the bank account of Babala TV, owned by the detained Oğuzhan Uğur.
The investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into the Ahbap Association continues. Within the scope of the investigation, 18 suspects, including Haluk Levent, had previously been arrested. Detention orders have been issued for 9 more suspects as part of the investigation.
OĞUZHAN UĞUR DETAINED
In line with the decision, Oğuzhan Uğur, Gülgün Öztürk, Suzan Düşküner, Emir Taşar, Emre Kartaloğlu, Hüseyin Küçük, and Fatih Eke were taken into custody. It was learned that efforts to apprehend the 2 suspects with detention warrants are ongoing.
SEEN BEING TAKEN FOR HEALTH CHECK
It was learned that Uğur was taken to the Vatan Police Department for his procedures at the police station, and a search was conducted at his home by police teams. Images of Uğur being taken for a health check after his detention have emerged.
LARGE SUM TRANSFER FROM ABROAD
While no information has yet been provided by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the subject of the investigation, it was learned that a private bank filed a suspicious transaction report with MASAK due to a substantial amount of foreign currency transferred from abroad to the bank account of Babala TV, owned by Oğuzhan Uğur.
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION?
A study was conducted by the Istanbul Police Department's Financial Crimes Branch Directorate, coordinated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, to prevent the crimes of "establishing an organization for the purpose of committing crimes," "qualified fraud," and "laundering assets derived from crime," and to apprehend the suspects.
In this context, as a result of MASAK reports prepared regarding Ahbap Association employees, account activity reviews, and technical and physical surveillance studies, it was determined that the suspects had high-value money movements inconsistent with their financial profiles, carried out high-amount money transfers among themselves, gambled by transferring large sums to chance game accounts and lost significant amounts of money through this method, and also carried out a chain of numerous title deed transfers among themselves within 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 Ahbap Association members and employees, were detained in an operation on July 12. Subsequently, 7 more suspects were apprehended.
In a simultaneous operation conducted by the Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch Directorate in Istanbul, Izmir, Kocaeli, and Mugla, 17 more suspects were taken into custody.
After their procedures at the police station, 1 suspect was released, and of the 23 suspects referred to the courthouse, 14, including Haluk Levent, were arrested.