The investigation launched over allegations of laundering large amounts of money of unknown origin through companies established domestically and abroad in Istanbul continues.
A new development has occurred in the investigation, in which Yeni Parti Erzincan Deputy Mustafa Sarıgül's ex-wife Aylin Kotil, their sons Ömer and Emir Sarıgül, and journalist Murat Ağırel were arrested.
The prosecutor's office has issued detention warrants for 11 suspects. As part of the investigation, a trustee was also appointed to the Şişli Vocational School. It was learned that the school's founding director is among those detained.
As of November 6, 2026, 28 people are in custody as part of the investigation. Most recently, it was decided to release one of Sarıgül's sons, Emir Sarıgül, under house arrest.
HOW DID THE INVESTIGATION START?
The investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office was initiated upon the report of two German citizens.
The complainants alleged that transactions were carried out to launder large amounts of black money of unknown origin through companies.
The German citizens had added to their allegations that they were threatened after delivering the documents related to the matter to journalist Murat Ağırel.
MUSTAFA SARIGÜL HAD RESIGNED FROM HIS PARTY
While the investigation was ongoing, Erzincan Deputy Mustafa Sarıgül announced that he had resigned from the Yeni Parti.
In his statement, Sarıgül said, "I am resigning from my Yeni Parti membership until the investigation in question is concluded."
It was announced that the allegations against Sarıgül would be directed to the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to be evaluated separately and that the investigation proceedings would continue.
As part of the investigation, Ömer Sarıgül, Aylin Kotil, Volkan Aslanbaş, Cavidan Tanrah Artuner, Murat Ağırel, Caner Baş, Cihan Durak, Zekai Erdem, Cihat Salman, Selim Daşdemir, Özgür Bölükbaşı, Bayram Özata, Zekeriya Yasemin, Mehmet Ali Aslan, Sadullah Ergün, and Emir Sarıgül were arrested, while Cemil Vasken Barın and Uğur Kurtulan were released under judicial control provisions.
In another operation within the scope of the investigation, Çağlar Sezgin, Cihan Tunç, and Ümit İlker Avcı were arrested, and it was decided to apply the judicial control measure of "not leaving the residence" for Beşir Ömer Demir and Atakan Eren. In the ongoing investigation, it was also ruled that Sofu Altınbaş, Ramazan Argün, İbrahim Avcı, Zülfü Sümer, and Abdulkadir Sezgin be arrested.
Aynur Aydın, Davut Kaymak, Ahmet Meriç, and Altuğ Altunbaş Sürer, who were detained as part of the ongoing investigation, were arrested, while judicial control decisions were made for other suspects Metin Mevlüt Sarıgül, Mehmet Meriç, Ömer Hürriyet Büken, Ömer Yazıcı, Süreyya Kurtalan, Zeynep Sarısoy, and Berrak Çetinkaya. Thus, the number of suspects arrested as part of the investigation rose to 28.
News Source: 12punto
