Interim decision in the Halil Falyalı case with 250 defendants

The case in which 250 defendants, including Falyalı's wife and the casino manager, were tried for allegedly running an illegal betting organization by the criminal organization founded by Halil Falyalı, who was killed in Northern Cyprus, continued.

At the hearing held at the Ankara 20th Criminal Court of First Instance, some undetained defendants and party lawyers were present in the hall, while some defendants detained for other crimes participated via Audio and Video Information System (SEGBİS).

After reading the documents in the file, the judge stated that the expert report requested in the previous hearing had not yet arrived and gave the floor to the defendants.

The defendants requested acquittal from the court, arguing that they repeated their previous statements and were not guilty.

The promised defendants' lawyers demanded that the missing issues be corrected and the blocks placed on some defendants' bank accounts be removed.

Announcing its interim decision, the court ruled to wait for the report prepared by the three-person expert panel consisting of a forensic IT expert, banking account expert and crypto asset expert and to continue the current situation of the defendants.

The hearing was postponed to March 24, 2027.