MASAK report identifies 115 million lira in traffic in Mehmet Fatih Tançalan’s accounts

Details have emerged from the MASAK report prepared during the investigation into Mehmet Fatih Tançalan, known publicly as “Kara Haydar from Van,” who made headlines with the large amount of gold gifted at his lavish wedding.

In the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) report dated September 9 concerning Tançalan, who was arrested as part of an investigation conducted by the Van Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, his bank transactions, real estate and vehicle transfers, commercial records, and the lifestyle displayed on social media were evaluated together.

The report stated that there is a discrepancy between Tançalan’s registered income and his assets and level of expenditure. It had previously been reported that Tançalan used the defense that the gold gifted at his wedding was “entrusted” to him.

KEY FINANCIAL FINDINGS IN THE REPORT

According to the MASAK investigation, a total of 58 million 780 thousand 234 lira in transfers entered Tançalan’s accounts starting from 2020. It was determined that 56 million 179 thousand 790 lira was withdrawn from his accounts during the same period. Thus, the total transfer traffic in his account movements reached approximately 115 million lira.

The report also noted that over 4 million 594 thousand lira in cash was deposited into the accounts, while approximately 7 million 72 thousand lira was withdrawn in cash. It was stated that transfers into the accounts in the year 2026 alone exceeded 22 million lira, with approximately 14.5 million lira in outflows occurring during the same period.

It was noted that while Tançalan has an employment record under the Social Security Institution (SSK), no information regarding earnings subject to premiums was found. While his registered commercial profit since 2020 was determined to be 74 thousand 281 lira, it was assessed that this amount remained below the registered income of a person working continuously at the minimum wage level during the same period.

MASAK evaluated the difference between his registered income, asset acquisitions, and standard of living within the scope of “unexplained wealth increase” and “incompatibility between lifestyle and income.”

The investigation also covered the account movements of Tançalan’s wife, Çağla Öz Tançalan. According to the report, there were 56 million 478 thousand lira in inflows and 50 million 859 thousand lira in outflows in Çağla Öz Tançalan’s accounts between 2020 and 2026. With these figures, it was stated that the total transfer volume in the couple’s accounts exceeded 222 million lira.

The report recorded that Çağla Öz Tançalan’s total earnings subject to premiums were 165 thousand 150 lira, and her declared commercial profit was approximately 1.1 million lira. While approximately 13 million lira in goods and services purchases were detected in the 2024-2026 period, it was stated that approximately 7.1 million lira of this was for a 2024 model Porsche Macan 4.

Vehicle and real estate movements were also reflected in the report. It was stated that Tançalan’s records included purchase, sale, and transfer transactions for vehicles such as a Cadillac Escalade, Range Rover, Maserati GranTurismo, and Dodge Challenger, while records for a Porsche Macan and BMW 320i were found under the name of Çağla Öz Tançalan.

The MASAK report also included that Tançalan transferred a plot of land he purchased in the Muradiye district of Van in February 2025 to Muhammet Sait Tançalan about four months later. It was assessed that this transaction should be investigated for the possibility of concealing or obscuring the trail of assets.

It was reported that at the beginning of the investigation, there was intelligence suggesting that Tançalan traveled to Dubai and generated income there using the “mail order” method. However, the MASAK investigation noted that no fund transfers from abroad to Turkey through the financial system were found in the name of Mehmet Fatih Tançalan or Çağla Öz Tançalan.