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Turkish actor and World Cup star among 16 held in Istanbul drug raids

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Istanbul police conducted drug raids that resulted in the detention of 16 people, including Turkish actor Aras Bulut İynemli and footballer Hasan Şaş, a veteran player for Galatasaray who helped Turkey finish third at the 2002 World Cup. The arrests are part of an ongoing series of operations since late 2025 targeting celebrities, venue operators, and social media influencers on charges related to drug use, facilitation, and supply. Authorities also searched and detained actors, a rapper, a sports journalist, and several social media personalities as part of the investigation.

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In Istanbul on Friday, 16 people, including Turkish football star Hasan Şaş and actor Aras Bulut İynemli, were arrested in anti-drug raids. Hasan Şaş earned 40 caps for the national team and played during Galatasaray's most successful European period, while Iynemli is known internationally through Netflix productions. The arrests are part of an investigation into drug use, facilitation, and supply involving celebrities, venue operators, and social media influencers. Authorities have not located two additional suspects from a list of 25 names that also included actors Serenay Sarıkaya and Onur Tuna, singer Mabel Matiz, and television presenter Mirgün Cabas. The raids follow similar operations conducted since late 2023 in Turkey.

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Galatasaray Istanbul Netflix Turkish the 2002 World Cup

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Istanbul GPE · 3× Aras Bulut İynemli PERSON · 2× Galatasaray ORG · 2× Hasan Şaş PERSON · 2× Turkish PERSON · 2× European NORP · 1× Melis Sezen PERSON · 1× Netflix ORG · 1× Netflix Turkey ORG · 1× Sefo PERSON · 1×

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Hasan Şaş, who earned 40 caps for the Turkish national team and played for Galatasaray during its most successful European period, and actor Aras Bulut İynemli, known abroad for Netflix Turkey productions, were detained alongside actor Melis Sezen, rapper Sefo and 12 others.

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Turkish actor and World Cup star among 16 held in Istanbul drug raids · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 1 hedged)

Istanbul police detained Galatasaray veteran Hasan Şaş and Netflix actor Aras Bulut İynemli alongside a rapper, a sports journalist and influencers in the fourth such celebrity drug operation since late 2025. asserted

police → detain → 2025

Prosecutors said the investigation covers use, facilitation and supply of narcotics. asserted

investigation → say → narcotics

A Turkish actor and a footballer who helped the national football team finish third at the 2002 World Cup were among 16 people detained in anti-drug raids across Istanbul on Friday as part of a probe into celebrities, venue operators and social media influencers. asserted

team → help → celebrities

who → earn → Sezen

Authorities had not located two further suspects by the time of publication. asserted

Authorities → locate → publication

Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office said the investigation concerns allegations of using narcotic and psychotropic substances, facilitating their use and mediating their supply. asserted

investigation → say → supply

Authorities ordered biological examinations alongside the searches and detentions. asserted

Authorities → order → searches

Others detained include actors Nilperi Şahinkaya, Melisa Şenolsun and Afra Saraçoğlu, YouTuber Melis İşiten, sports journalist Yağız Sabuncuoğlu, model Yeliz Yeşilçimen, content creator Aydan Osmanlı, singer Anıl Durmuş and businesswoman Hande Demir. asserted

Others → detain → actors

Friday's operation is the latest in a series of similar anti-narcotics raids targeting well-known figures in Istanbul since late 2025. asserted

operation → target → 2025

In December 2025, singer Aleyna Tilki, actor İrem Sak and influencer Danla Bilic were among those taken into custody and later released after biological samples were collected. asserted

samples → take → custody

In May of this year, authorities detained 20 people from a list of 25 suspects that included actors Serenay Sarıkaya and Onur Tuna, singer Mabel Matiz, and television presenter Mirgün Cabas. uncertain

that → detain → Sarıkaya

In July, searches and biological sampling were carried out on a further 25 suspects including singers Sıla Gençoğlu and İlyas Yalçıntaş and producer Fatih Aksoy. asserted

searches → carry → Gençoğlu

Yalçıntaş was subsequently arrested. asserted

Yalçıntaş → arrest → ?