Dilan Polat explains the source of her wealth

Before the interrogation, she was informed of her legal rights and that she was being detained as part of an investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for the crimes of "Establishing an Organization for the Purpose of Committing Crimes, Laundering Assets, Violating the Tax Procedure Law, and Forgery of Official Documents." She was also told that if she became a confessor, she could benefit from effective remorse provisions.

Dilan Polat said, "I do not want to benefit from this because I do not believe I have committed any crime."

'I BECAME WELL-KNOWN'

When asked to explain her background, Dilan Polat stated that her uncle took care of her until she got married and that she married at the age of 17. Stating that she did not work at all until 2007, Polat said: "I was born and raised in Istanbul. I got married in 2007. I have 2 children from my marriage. In 2014, I started working in commerce with birth photography. My monthly income could vary between 6-7 thousand TL and 10 thousand TL, sometimes it could be around 15 thousand. At the same time, I photographed the births of many famous names during this period, and thanks to this, I became well-known on social media platforms.

As my recognition increased in this way, my income increased in direct proportion. At the end of 2016, since I was photographing women's births, I wanted to beautify their bodies and opened the DİLAN POLAT beauty center. I don't remember the initial capital. When it first opened, I had 4 employees. I don't remember who handled the company's accounting. I didn't know how much the monthly income of this firm was. I don't know if all the monthly income was received in cash or not.

Naturally, my husband Engin POLAT was taking care of these matters, as can happen in every family. Six months after opening this beauty center, I had to expand my location due to high demand. At that time, my follower count on the social media platform called 'Instagram' reached 5-6 million. Thanks to this, we started opening branches as a franchise worldwide. I grew by progressing in this way," she said.

COULD ONLY EXPLAIN 2 FIRMS

Dilan Polat, who stated that she has a beauty center, also said that she receives rent from 130 branches through franchise rights. However, she claimed that she did not know approximately how much rent she received monthly. She also said she did not know whether she had any assets registered in her name. Dilan Polat was given information about 31 companies and asked about her commercial relationship with them. Stating that only the Dilan Polat Beauty Center belonged to her, Dilan Polat said that they initially opened this company with Sıla Doğu in 2019. Explaining that they later ended the partnership, Polat said, "My number of employees was 4 at the beginning, it grew in a short time." Stating that she also had a partnership in the Dionseps Cosmetics Company, which is in liquidation, in 2019, Polat claimed that she ended this partnership in 2020. She stated that she had no connection with the remaining 29 firms.

DOES NOT KNOW HER HUSBAND IS A PARTNER

Dilan Polat was shown a list of assets identified as being purchased through her husband's company, Milda Gayrimenkul, some of which were registered only in her name and some of which she was found to be a joint owner with Engin Polat. According to the 3-page list, 31 pieces of real estate, including land, fields, residences, apartments, and offices, as well as 24 vehicles, including luxury cars, were purchased in the names of Dilan and Engin Polat between 2016 and 2023 in Istanbul, Ankara, Tekirdağ, Edirne, and Batman. Seeing the list, Dilan Polat claimed that she did not know her husband was a partner in the company Milda Gayrimenkul and said, "I didn't know about the others, except for the one I live in in Çekmeköy and two luxury cars."

'WHO IS THE SOURCE OF THIS MONEY?' QUESTION WAS ASKED

Dilan Polat, whose bank transactions were also placed in front of her, had performed 35 bank transactions between 2017 and 2022 according to the document placed before her in the interrogation; she performed 2 million 194 thousand 80 TL in withdrawals and 245 deposits, totaling 9 million 313 thousand 550 TL in deposits.

In the same years, while her cash outflow to 3rd parties was 23 million 39 thousand TL, her cash inflow was 13 million 820 thousand TL. In addition, money transfers of over 1 million in a single transaction to Engin Polat, Dilan Polat Beauty Center, İş Gayrimenkul Company, Sezgin Polat, T.T., and D.K. were shown.

The police asked about the source of the money in the bank transaction information, who it was sent to, and who followed the bank accounts. Dilan Polat replied that she did not remember the money movements.

She was asked about the reason for the 10 million TL sent by Alper Kürşat Polat to the Dilan Polat Beauty Center account and the 7 million 40 thousand TL sent to Engin Polat in 7 transactions. Dilan Polat said, "This money flow might have been due to our trade."

THE SOURCE OF THE MONEY IS THE 6 MILLION VIEWED POST

She was asked about the 71 million 402 thousand TL money inflow, 60 million 145 thousand TL money outflow, 8 million 931 thousand TL cash inflow, and 15 million 765 TL cash outflow detected by MASAK in the Dilan Polat Limited Company bank account. Claiming that it is a highly demanded beauty center, Dilan Polat said, "We work very hard. It is in very high demand.

We don't even fit in our current shop; even when I post a story on social media, hundreds of packages are sold. A 24-hour story I post on social media gets 6 million views. Therefore, I can reach many women. Because of this, I have earnings through Dilan Polat Beauty Cosmetics Industry and Trade Limited Company," she said.

TO QUESTIONS ABOUT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN FAKE INVOICES: 'I DON'T KNOW' ANSWER

During the interrogation, Dilan Polat was also asked about the finding that Rise And Shine Cosmetics Company received fake invoices totaling 160 Million TL without any actual goods exchange from three companies established for the purpose of issuing fake documents, but she said she had no information about it. When asked why the money coming out of shell companies was collected in Engin Polat's real estate firm named Milda, the source of the money shown to be earned through fake invoices, where it was spent, who generally followed these works, and who took part in this process in what way, Dilan Polat said she did not know any of the things asked.

She was also asked about the finding that her father-in-law Sezgin Polat's company, Dipomed Medical Cosmetics, issued 14 million 901 thousand TL in fake invoices to Jineps Group Construction as if a transaction had taken place; while she again replied that she had no information, she was asked about the reason for the total of 41 million 685 million liras she invoiced to Dipomed Medical from her own beauty center, to which she said, "Equipment sales might have been made."

Noting that the Dilan Polat Beauty Center also issued 14 million 901 thousand TL in fake invoices to Jineps Group Construction, and when asked about the source and reason, Dilan Polat said she had no news of the transactions made, despite saying from the very beginning of the interrogation that the only company she was interested in was the beauty center.

She was asked about the 150 million TL fake invoice issued to a firm named Fekpen from DP Cosmetics. She also said she did not know about the tax payments and the earnings she obtained, and that Engin Polat was responsible for financial affairs.

CYPRUS, BATUMI, DUBAI TRIPS FOUND SUSPICIOUS

When the police asked about the 2017 Cyprus trip, 2022 Dubai trip, 2019 crossing from Artvin Sarp Border Gate to Batumi, 2022 flight information from 4 airports, and 2023 domestic flight information, which they found suspicious, she said, "I went to Cyprus with my husband Engin POLAT in 2017 for a trip. We stayed for 1 day. In 2022, we went to Dubai again for a trip, for a vacation. As for Batumi, I went there for a trip with my husband, my friends, and my sister."

'I WAS NOT PART OF A CRIMINAL FORMATION'

Stating that she did not accept any of the accusations, Dilan Polat said at the end of her statement, "I have not been part of such a criminal formation. My income is completely legal. There are millions of people who love me. Whenever I run a campaign, there is literally no room to drop a pin in my branches and my own center. I get this entirely from my power on social media.

I obtained all my assets in this way," she said. (Habertürk)