820 Million TL heist by the Polat family! Fake invoice and cold wallet scandal revealed

Another scandalous development has emerged regarding Engin Polat and Dilan Polat, who were tried for a total of 40 years for "establishing and managing an organization for the purpose of committing crimes," "laundering assets derived from crime," and "illegal betting," and were subsequently released to be tried without arrest.

According to journalist Murat Ağırel, pages 603, 605, and 608 of the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) report prepared on the Polat family, as well as page 58 of the indictment prepared based on this report, show that the family established a systematic money laundering scheme by issuing large-scale fake invoices and generating unregistered income.

According to the findings in the report:

Fake invoice amount: 489 million 309 thousand TL

Fake invoices issued among family members: 117 million 443 thousand TL

Income obtained unregistered through a second ledger: 214 million TL

These data show that the documented heist, which could only be officially detected and entered into MASAK reports, amounts to 820 million TL.

705 MILLION TL IN UNDECLARED INCOME VIA THE DİLAN POLAT APP

It has emerged that a larger scandal occurred in the "Dilan Polat App," the digital arm of the Polat family's commercial activities. The transactions made through this application, managed by Mustafa Özalp, are as follows:

Invoices for 200 thousand orders were cancelled

70 thousand of these cancellations do not appear in official records

Total declared sales: 1 billion 358 million TL

Undeclared portion: 705 million TL

CRYPTO WALLET TRACE: MASAK COULD NOT FIND IT

MASAK, attempting to track the money laundering traffic, examined the Polat family's activities on legal cryptocurrency exchanges. However, it could not reach information on the cold wallet, which is one of the most important methods the family used to transfer money abroad.

WHY WERE DİLAN AND ENGİN POLAT ARRESTED?

Engin Polat and Dilan Polat were tried for 40 years for "establishing and managing an organization for the purpose of committing crimes," "laundering assets derived from crime," and "illegal betting." Subsequently, a decision was made to try the Polat couple without arrest.

TMSF REMOVED VEHICLES OFFERED FOR SALE FROM THE LIST

The Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) was preparing to put the luxury vehicles belonging to the Dilan and Engin Polat couple, who were arrested on charges of money laundering and tax evasion, up for auction today (April 22, 2025). However, the sale process was halted by a court order.

According to journalist Emrullah Erdinç, upon the objection filed by the Polat couple's lawyer, Sevinç Horoz, the court issued a stay of execution regarding the sale proceedings.