Eleven people, including administrators, academics, accounting and administrative staff of Şişli Vocational School, were detained in the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office money laundering investigation into the Sarıgül family. A trustee was appointed to the school. Prosecutors alleged in the investigation launched on 16 October that large sums of money of unclear origin were laundered through companies in Türkiye and abroad. The number of people arrested reached 28 following the arrests of Mustafa Sarıgül’s sons Ömer and Emir Sarıgül, his former wife Aylin Kotil, journalist Murat Ağırel and others. The number fell to 27 after Emir Sarıgül was released under house arrest. Allegations concerning Mustafa Sarıgül were sent to the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office for separate assessment. Sarıgül denied the allegations. Ağırel, who was accused of aiding an organization of which he was not a member, also denied the charges and said he had published critical reports about the Sarıgül family.
6 November 2026
BBC Türkçe