Mehmet Akif Ersoy reports on the operation against Habertürk: 'We met on this occasion'

As part of an investigation conducted by the Küçükçekmece Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in Istanbul, detention warrants were issued for 10 people, including executives of Can Holding. In the statement released by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that the investigation into the holding executives was initiated upon the "determination that 245 million TL of criminal proceeds were laundered between 2020-2021 and that 88 billion TL entered company accounts from unknown sources during the same period."

121 COMPANIES SEIZED, 5 PEOPLE DETAINED

Within the scope of the operation carried out this morning, Cemal Can, Mehmet Kenan Tekdağ, Devran Can, Devran Çimen, and Kemal Çimen were detained out of the 10 people for whom detention warrants were issued. As part of the investigation, the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) was appointed as a trustee to 121 companies within the holding, including Habertürk, Show TV, and Bloomberg HT.

EDUCATION WILL CONTINUE

The Ministry of National Education announced that educational processes at Doğa Koleji private schools, which were mentioned in the investigation, will continue without interruption. Council of Higher Education (YÖK) President Erol Özvar announced that Istanbul Bilgi University was also included in the process, but that there is no cause for concern for faculty members, administrative staff, or students, and that educational activities at the university will continue uninterrupted.

MEHMET AKİF ERSOY EXPLAINED IT ON THE MAIN NEWS

While the investigation was ongoing, Habertürk Editor-in-Chief Mehmet Akif Ersoy presented the news of the operation and investigation conducted against his employers on the main news broadcast. Ersoy explained that the TMSF had been appointed as a trustee to 121 companies, including Habertürk, Show TV, and Bloomberg HT, as part of the operation and that detention warrants had been issued for 10 people.

HE DID NOT NAME THOSE IN DETENTION

While Ersoy stated that 4 people had been detained, he did not mention the names of those detained during the live broadcast. While Mehmet Akif Ersoy reported the number of detainees as 4 during the live broadcast, it was learned that the number of detainees rose to 5 with a new development.

In the report brought to the screens during the main news broadcast, while the details of the operation were shared, the statement from the TMSF, the statements from the Ministry of National Education and YÖK regarding the schools under Can Holding, and Mehmet Akif Ersoy's social media post regarding his meeting with TMSF officials were also included.

Ersoy had used the following expressions in his post:

"We held a meeting with TMSF officials this morning regarding the new process concerning our media group and Doğa Koleji. I would like to share this note so that our parents do not have any concerns, especially at a time when the academic year has begun. The workflow we carry out with our colleagues in our schools and media group will continue in the same way."

While Mehmet Akif Ersoy did not comment on the investigation or the operation while reporting the news, it was noted that he used the phrase, "I also met with the TMSF for the first time on this occasion," at the end of the report.