Breaking News... Operation at GAİN Medya: Multiple detentions! Trustees appointed to 7 companies

An operation was conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, through Gendarmerie teams, targeting companies under the Anahat Holding umbrella, primarily GAİN Medya. Within the scope of the investigation launched on charges of "establishing an organization for the purpose of committing crimes," "illegal betting," and "laundering proceeds of crime," holding and company officials Berkin Kaya, Barbaros Reşat Gülcan, and Selahattin Aydın were detained.

It was learned that Gendarmerie teams are conducting searches at the holding and its affiliated companies.

TRUSTEES APPOINTED TO 7 COMPANIES

In a statement from the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has been appointed as a trustee. The statement noted that the increase in the companies' capital was contrary to the ordinary course of business.

The full statement from the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is as follows:

"Within the scope of the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Bureau of Investigation for the Prevention of Terrorism Financing and Money Laundering Crimes, regarding the offenses of Violation of Law No. 7258 on the Regulation of Betting and Games of Chance in Football and Other Sports Competitions, Establishing an Organization for the Purpose of Committing Crimes, and Laundering Assets

Derived from Crime; according to the MASAK report, an examination of suspect Berkin KAYA's account movements revealed numerous high-value cash deposit and withdrawal transactions. It was determined that the source of these cash transactions could not be understood, that the individual had intensive SWIFT activity, and that he had transferred large sums of money to certain companies abroad. An examination of the firms in which the suspect is a partner revealed that there was no sufficient capital structure or commercial activity to explain money transfers of this scale. It was assessed that there was significant intelligence suggesting his accounts were used in illegal betting and fraud organizations, that the source of the large amounts circulating in the accounts could not be explained, and that these accounts might be used in an illegal organization.

In examinations conducted in line with MASAK reports, expert reports, secret witness statements, records regarding communication interception, trade registry records, and open-source research; it was determined that 50% of the shares of GAİN Medya Anonim Şirketi, established on 09/07/2020, were acquired by suspect Berkin KAYA on 11/06/2024, and that before and after this transfer, between 19/04/2024 and 22/10/2024,

a total of approximately 450 million TL was paid to the company, consisting of 310 million TL in cash, 88 million TL via wire transfer/EFT, and 1 million USD on 09/01/2025.

It was understood that at the general assembly meeting dated 29/11/2024, the company's capital was increased to 1 billion TL, that more than 380 million TL of this capital increase was met by offsetting the partners' receivables from the company, and that the company's financing was largely provided by large cash inflows and foreign-sourced transfers. It was assessed that the amount, frequency, and method of these money movements were contrary to the ordinary course of commercial life.

It was determined that Anahat Medya Anonim Şirketi, established by suspect Selahattin Aydın on 12/12/2024 as a single-partner company with a capital of 10 million TL,

acquired GAİN Medya Anonim Şirketi on 22/01/2025

for a price of 450 million TL, and that on the same date, a cash capital increase was carried out, raising its capital to 470

million TL. It was understood that between 28/01/2025 and 22/08/2025, Anahat Medya Anonim Şirketi carried out EFT and wire transfer transactions to GAİN Medya Anonim Şirketi totaling approximately 1 billion 76 million TL, that the financing for these transactions was provided by large amounts of cash deposited into Selahattin Aydın's account, and that these amounts were transferred to GAİN Medya Anonim Şirketi within a short period. When all these transactions are evaluated together, it has been concluded that there is strong suspicion of an organized financial structure aimed at laundering proceeds of crime.

In line with the evidence obtained, a simultaneous operation was carried out on 16/12/2025 by teams from the Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch to apprehend suspects Berkin KAYA, Barbaros Reşat GÜLCAN, and Selahattin Aydın and to secure evidence of the crimes. Within the scope of the operation, movable and immovable assets assessed to have been obtained from crime were seized; simultaneously with the operation, in accordance with the decision given by the Istanbul Duty Criminal Court of Peace, it was decided to appoint the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) as a trustee to GAİN Medya Anonim Şirketi, GAİN Studio Prodüksiyon Anonim Şirketi, GAİN Shorts Medya Anonim Şirketi, Anahat Holding Anonim Şirketi, Anahat Medya Anonim Şirketi, 3B Yazılım Teknolojileri Sanayi Ticaret Anonim Şirketi, and Berton Yapı İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi. The suspects have been detained. The investigation is being meticulously continued in all its aspects."

News Source: 12punto