Breaking News... Veysel Şahin's assets seized

In a statement made by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that it was determined that Veysel Şahin committed crimes by facilitating illegal betting through illegal betting platforms and providing infrastructure support to these platforms.

On the grounds that unfair profit was obtained from this crime, movable and immovable properties belonging to Şahin, company and partnership shares, deposit and investment accounts in banks and financial institutions, and assets in the cryptocurrency market and exchange were seized.

According to information provided by journalist Ceylan Sever, 460 million Euros worth of crypto assets belonging to Veysel Şahin held in global companies have also been frozen. The process for the return of the funds to Turkey by the global company where Şahin's account is located is ongoing.

The statement from the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is as follows:

The following statements were included in the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office statement:

"Within the scope of the investigation conducted by our Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Smuggling, Narcotics and Economic Crimes Investigation Bureau regarding the actions of the suspect Veysel Şahin, which manifested as facilitating illegal betting through illegal betting platforms and providing infrastructure support to these platforms, for the crimes of Violation of Law No. 7258 and Laundering of Assets Derived from Crime;

In line with the findings revealed in MASAK analyses, it has been determined that the suspect obtained unfair profit through the actions attributed to him, and in order to prevent the laundering of assets evaluated to have been obtained from crime within the scope of the investigation, his movable and immovable properties, company and partnership shares, deposit and investment accounts in banks and financial institutions, and assets in the cryptocurrency market and exchange have been seized ex officio by our Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, and the seizure decision has been approved by the Criminal Court of Peace.

As a result of our work in this context, 460 million Euros worth of crypto assets belonging to the suspect Veysel Şahin held in global companies have been frozen by the global company where the account is located, and the procedures for their return to our country are continuing.

The investigation process is being carried out in all its aspects with meticulousness and determination."