Turgay Ciner's son Atilla Ciner arrested

Atilla Ciner, the son of Turgay Ciner, and Gökhan Şen, the CEO of Ciner Glass A.Ş., have been arrested as part of an investigation into "establishing a criminal organization and money laundering" that began with Can Holding and subsequently extended to Ciner Holding.

TRUSTEES HAD BEEN APPOINTED TO COMPANIES BELONGING TO THE CINER GROUP

The following statement was made by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office:

Within the scope of the investigation conducted by our Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the officials of "Can Holding" for the crimes of Establishing and Managing an Organization for the Purpose of Committing Crimes, Being a Member of an Established Organization, Laundering Assets Derived from Crime, and Qualified Fraud, examinations have revealed strong suspicions and findings that there are financial and commercial ties between Can Holding A.Ş. and Park Holding A.Ş., which operates under the Ciner Group, and that transactions and activities carried out through these ties served to launder proceeds derived from crime. It has been understood that in addition to the companies for which seizure measures were previously applied and for which a decision to appoint trustees was made, other companies within both groups are also actively continuing their operations.

Examinations conducted within the scope of the investigation have reached strong suspicions and findings that Transworld Uluslararası Nakliyat ve Aracılık Hizmetleri Tic. Ltd. Şti., Turktab Karon Tütün Mamulleri Gıda Paz. Tic. A.Ş., Turktab Tobacco Gıda Lojistik ve Paz. A.Ş., Turktab Toptan Tütün Mamulleri Paz. Dağ. A.Ş., Turktab Tütüncülük Gıda ve İçecek San. Tic. Paz. A.Ş., Turktab Gıda Tütün ve Tütün Mamulleri Paz. İth. İhr. Tic. A.Ş., Turktab Global Tobacco Sigara ve Tütün Paz. A.Ş., Kuranlar Petrol Otomotiv İnşaat Gıda San. Tic. Ltd. Şti., European International Tobacco Sigara ve Tütüncülük San. Tic. A.Ş., and Nargıll Tütün Mam. San. Tic. A.Ş., which operate under the umbrella of Can Holding, possess large amounts of assets and that these companies served to launder proceeds derived from crime.

On the other hand, strong suspicions have been reached that the companies Park Teknik Elektrik Madencilik Turizm San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Park Elektrik Üretim Madencilik San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Konya Ilgın Elektrik Üretim San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Park Sigorta Aracılık Hizmetleri A.Ş., Ciner Turizm Ticaret İnşaat Servis Hizmetleri A.Ş., Etz Maden Enerji Petrol San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Söğütözü İthalat İhracat ve Ticaret A.Ş., and Kasımpaşa Sportif Faaliyetler A.Ş., which operate under the Ciner Group umbrella in connection with Can Holding, were also used within the scope of criminal organization activities and that asset movements were carried out through these companies.

Within the scope of the ongoing investigation, it has been understood that there is strong suspicion that the suspects acted within the scope of organizational activity through companies under the umbrella of Can Holding and Park Holding, which is affiliated with the Ciner Group, to launder proceeds derived from crime. For this reason, in accordance with Articles 133/1 and 133/4.a.7 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CMK) and the amendment made in line with Article 7 of Law No. 7539 published in the Official Gazette on 04/02/2025, and pursuant to the provisional Article 2 of Law No. 7145, the Istanbul 5th Criminal Court of Peace decided on 30/09/2025, upon the request of our Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, to appoint the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) as trustee for the management of the aforementioned companies.

WHAT HAD HAPPENED?

A new development has occurred in the investigation launched into Can Holding. The prosecution procedures for Kemal Can, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the holding, who was wanted on charges of establishing a criminal organization, tax evasion, fraud, and money laundering and was detained on Thursday evening, have been completed.