Famous director Ezel Akay and his brother detained: Drug operation

Teams from the Bursa Provincial Gendarmerie Command's Narcotics Branch launched an investigation following information that cannabis was being grown at Ezel Akay's residence.

The teams, who carried out an operation at the address under the coordination of the Public Prosecutor's Office, seized cannabis plants believed to be grown with a special setup, as well as a large quantity of cannabis, during their search of the house.

The seized narcotics were confiscated for examination.

As part of the operation, Ezel Akay and his brother Eren Kazım Akay were detained and taken to the gendarmerie station to have their statements taken.

Following the procedures, the suspects were referred to İnegöl State Hospital to have blood and hair samples taken to determine whether they had used narcotics.

Reacting to members of the press taking footage at the hospital entrance, Ezel Akay said, "Why are they taking pictures?"

The investigation into the incident is ongoing under the coordination of the District Gendarmerie Command and the Office of the Chief Public Prosecutor.