Ahbap Derneği Donation Scandal: Donations Transferred to Suspects' Accounts

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office made significant statements regarding the investigation into the allegations that donations collected on behalf of the Ahbap Derneği were transferred to the accounts of suspects. In the investigation, in which singer Haluk Levent was taken into custody, serious allegations were made against the founder and management of the association. It was determined that the money transferred from the association's accounts to the accounts of suspicious individuals was used for legal betting and resulted in significant losses. It was recorded that there were serious signs that the association's accounts were emptied by transferring them to foreign exchange bills and personal accounts, and that the association's real estates were registered in the name of suspicious persons.

There are serious signs that the association's accounts were emptied by transferring them to foreign exchange bills and personal accounts, and that the association's real estates were registered in the name of suspicious persons. The donations of our sensitive citizens who want to help under the negative and painful emotions created by the earthquake disaster on February 6, 2023, were transferred to the personal accounts of the suspects, bets were played, and they were transferred to third parties, and the suspects were taken into custody.

An operation and detention process was initiated as the suspects prepared to flee abroad. At the same time, it was determined that the suspect acquired real estate from victims using the association's name and donation promise, and then registered them in the name of other suspects.