New reports in the Ahbap investigation added to the file: Billions of liras in money traffic

Reports prepared during the investigation into allegations that donations collected on behalf of the Ahbap Association were transferred to the accounts of certain suspects have revealed striking findings regarding money movements and financial records. The Istanbul Police Department, Tax Inspection Board (VDK), Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK), and expert reports added to the file examined inter-company transfers, high-value cash transactions, and aid received from abroad.

The reports stated that some individual and company accounts within the scope of the investigation had transaction volumes reaching billions of liras. It was noted that the reports included allegations of irregularities in the notification and financial recording processes regarding 1.3 million euros and 3 million dollars in aid received by the Ahbap Association from abroad.

HIGH-VOLUME MONEY TRAFFIC IN REPORTS

The VDK report assessed that suspect Haluk Levent's brother, suspect Berkant Acil, conducted his commercial activities primarily through a company called "Koşan Adam Müzik Yapım." According to the report, Koşan Adam Müzik Yapım, owned by Acil, had money inflows and outflows amounting to hundreds of millions of liras in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and similar high-volume movements were observed in the accounts of "Koşan Trade," also owned by Acil.

The same report included information that Yeliz Kaya, despite having no official position within the Ahbap Association, carried out 100 title deed transactions on behalf of Ahbap Logistics in 2025 and 2026. It was alleged that Kaya's accounts had a transaction volume of 5 billion liras in 2024, 10 billion in 2025, and 4 billion in 2026.

The reports stated that high-value money transfers were made from individuals and companies with no partnership relationship, and that money movements from jewelers and foreign exchange companies should also be examined financially. It was noted that high amounts of cash were deposited into Berkant Acil's bank accounts; 97.3 million liras in cash were deposited into the account in August and September 2024 alone.

According to the findings in the file, 1.5 million dollars were deposited into Acil's account by Yeliz Kaya on September 10, 2024; the report included information that this amount was transferred back to Kaya's account the following day.

The expert report included assessments that progress payments received from municipalities were returned to Acil's accounts through various individual and company accounts. The report noted that high-volume financial transactions were also conducted with Haluk Levent.

It was stated that the majority of payments transferred to Sur Müzik's account by municipalities in exchange for organizations were sent to different company and individual accounts; transfers were then made from these accounts to the accounts of suspects Mehmet Sait Köse and Berkant Acil. While the expert report described Köse's account as a "pool account," it was assessed that funds of undetermined origin were collected in this account and that intensive cash withdrawals were made from these accounts.

The report also included findings that the Köse family acted as a "safe," Sur Müzik as a "shell company," and the company actually carrying out the organizational activities was Koşan Adam Müzik Yapım, owned by Berkant Acil.

ŞİLE CLOTH FESTIVAL TENDER ALSO IN THE FILE

In the expert report prepared as part of the corruption investigation into the Şile Municipality, it was alleged that the direct procurement tender for the 35th International Şile Cloth Festival was irregular. The report stated that although Sur Müzik appeared to have won the tender in official records, there were findings that the organization was actually carried out by the Koşan Adam company.

It was assessed that fake invoices were issued for services not actually received as part of the organization to inflate costs, and that payments from municipalities were circulated between different accounts through sequential transfers. It was reported that these money movements were also being examined in terms of the crime of laundering assets derived from crime.

ALLEGATION OF NON-NOTIFICATION FOR FOREIGN AID

In the research report dated April 24, 2025, by the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Relations with Civil Society, it was stated that money was sent to the accounts of suspects Zafer Yay, Alper Çelik, and Emrah Gödeliner with the description "Ahbap." It was noted that there were mutual money transfers with association employees and managers, and that these transfers were explained in testimonies as "pocket money."

The report also included information that money sent to the association's driver was declared to be for Haluk Levent's personal needs. It was stated that Alper Çelik, Zafer Yay, and Emrah Gödeliner had transaction volumes in their bank accounts exceeding their declared income levels; money inflows and outflows reaching billions of liras occurred between 2020 and 2024.

MASAK analyses reported that a transaction volume of approximately 1.5 billion liras was detected in Alper Çelik's accounts, approximately 3 billion liras in Zafer Yay's accounts, and approximately 2 billion liras in Emrah Gödeliner's accounts. The report also included information that Çelik had placed 190 million 270 thousand liras in legal bets and lost this amount.

In the section regarding the Ahbap Association's foreign aid, it was stated that the association received 1.3 million euros and 3 million dollars in aid from abroad between June 6, 2023, and May 4, 2025. The reports noted findings that the necessary notifications for this aid were not made and that financial records were not kept in accordance with procedures.