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Mehmet Fatih Tançalan money laundering probe seizes 2.5 billion TL

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has expanded its money laundering investigation into Mehmet Fatih Tançalan, known as ‘Vanlı Kara Haydar’. A recent operation in Antalya led to the seizure of 1,541,395,000 TL from a business premises.

This discovery follows a previous operation on September 26, 2026, in Istanbul, where 16,440,000 euros and 700,000 US dollars were found in two vehicles. Combined, the total nominal value of seized funds in the investigation has reached approximately 2,475,395,000 TL.

Authorities are also investigating reports that a portion of the seized foreign currency may be counterfeit. The investigation was prompted by a complaint alleging that large sums of money were being brought into Turkey through illegal methods and transferred domestically. Following a wave of operations across five provinces, 10 suspects were detained and 8 were arrested.

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Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office · Ankara Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı · Antalya · Bayrampaşa · Hakkı Doğan · Istanbul · Istanbul Police Department · Mehmet Fatih Tançalan

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