Ankara prosecutors issue detention order for İrfan Yılmaz in Süleymancılar probe

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has issued a detention order for İrfan Yılmaz as part of an ongoing investigation into the religious group known as the ‘Süleymancılar’. The investigation has expanded to focus on the group's financial operations following findings by the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK).

Authorities have seized five additional companies linked to Yılmaz: Yılmaz Kimya, Yılkim Kimya, Erimer Kimya, Mie Girişimcilik ve Makine, and Astra Polimer. These actions follow MASAK's identification of suspicious financial transactions involving the laundering of assets derived from crime.

Yılmaz faces allegations including membership in a criminal organization, fraud against public institutions, and money laundering. This development follows a previous phase of the investigation where 81 individuals, including Alihan Kuriş, were detained, and 50 companies and four associations were seized and placed under trusteeship.