Turkish prosecutors order detention of businessman Ciner, state media says

Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of starring businessman Turgay Ciner and the seizure of some companies from his mining-to-energy conglomerate Ciner Group, under an probe into media institution Can Holding which bought TV channels from Ciner.

On September 11, prosecutors ordered the seizure of Can Holding’s companies under an probe into wealth laundering, tax evasion and organized crime.

Can Holding acquired large television channels Haberturk, Show TV and Bloomberg HT from Ciner Group precocious past year.

The Istanbul main prosecutor’s bureau said successful a statement reported by state-owned Anadolu quality bureau that the acquisitions were suspected of involving wealth laundering and that it had issued an apprehension warrant for Turgay Ciner connected Sunday.

The prosecutor’s statement besides said state trustees had been appointed to negociate Ciner’s Park Holding and affiliated companies AFC Import Export Tourism, Zeyfa Import Export and Silopi Electric Production Inc.

Detention warrants were besides issued for 10 executives of companies linked to the radical arsenic portion of the investigation, the statement said.

Reuters tried to interaction Turgay Ciner via Ciner Group and Park Holding but cipher from the institution was instantly available to comment. [Reuters]