On the other hand, Çağla Öz Tançalan, wife of Mehmet Fatih Tançalan, said in her statement to the prosecutor's office that she knew that the jewelry, which her husband claimed was "for rent", had been purchased.
Stating that they got married in Muradiye district in April this year, Tançalan said, "We had an engagement in Istanbul on May 10, 2026. In this engagement, Mehmet Fatih wore me a necklace and 2 cuff bracelets. The crown and belt were jewelry borrowed from the jeweler and were later returned to the jeweler. The necklace and two cuff bracelets were taken away by Mehmet Fatih and his family. Although Mehmet Fatih stated in his statement that all the jewelry was for rent, it was purchased." I know." he said.
Claiming that his wife organized the wedding held in Van on September 6, but had no idea how he covered the expenses, Tançalan continued as follows:
"The two gold cuff bracelets and Calcutta necklace worn at the wedding are the jewelry worn on my engagement. The crown, belt and chain are jewelry worn for rent in return for advertising. They were returned to them after the wedding. The bracelets brought with the chain were worn by Mehmet Fatih, but I do not know where they were taken from. In fact, after the wedding, all the jewelry was taken from me and taken away by Mehmet Fatih. During the search later carried out by the law enforcement in Muradiye district, I saw that these gold coins were in a suitcase seized in the woodshed. In question. "I learned from the news that the bracelets were imitation. When I asked my wife about the abundance of gold, she said that this was a tribal area and everyone wore so much gold at weddings."
Explaining that the report of the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) Presidency stated that he has a standard of living equal to the minimum wage as a result of his self-declared profit of 1.1 million lira since 2020, Tançalan claimed that his accountant was dealing with these matters and that he did not have information about whether he duly reported his profit declarations to the finance office.
Claiming that no unidentified money came to his account and that there was no such thing as money laundering, Tançalan declared that the money transfer of 1.5 million lira between him and his wife in the MASAK report was related to a debt exchange.
Tançalan argued that he sent 5 million 200 thousand lira to his mother for her needs in 221 transactions, and that 6 million 69 thousand lira in 303 transactions was his own money that he sent to his mother to save and received back when he needed it.
Explaining that his wife could not use her own accounts due to the alimony case and that she sent him money from the account of her relative M.S.T, who was arrested yesterday within the scope of the investigation, Tançalan claimed that the 644 thousand liras sent from the account belonging to M.S.T in the MASAK report was related to this.
Stating that he did not accept the allegations in the MASAK report and that he had legitimate earnings, Tançalan said, "I think such an allegation and determination was made against me because of my wife's profile and image on social media. My whole life was like this until today and was in the public eye. However, after my wife came into my life, such a black money allegation was reflected on me. Since the advertising value of the videos we share on social media is high, companies want to sponsor them. Although my wife claimed in her statement that I used her social media account and made the posts. "Even if he did, I was only editing his posts and I was not interfering with the content of his posts." he said.
Tançalan stated that he did not know the people sitting at the table during the wedding organization, counting the money and making jewelry announcements, and explained the following in his statement:
"In the jewelry announcement, 'The amount of gifts for Haydar Bey's wedding is 43 million liras, including jewelry and IBANs.' Although an announcement was made, I do not know whether such money was collected or not. I think most of the people whose names are read are imaginary. I think my wife gave instructions to the person who made the announcement in this way for the purpose of showing off. In fact, an announcement was being made for a money that was not installed. The aim was to announce that he had received a lot of money. He was showing off to people this way. "The figures in the report are completely fictitious and for show."
“MY WIFE IS SOMEONE WHO LIKE TO SHOW OFF AND SHOW UP”
Stating that his income and lifestyle are legitimate and that he has nothing to do with black money, Tançalan said, "I don't know if my wife is involved, but I don't think she is. He is someone who likes to show off and show off. He is someone who shows off on his social media and in the virtual world as if he has money that doesn't exist. He is someone who lives this ostentatious lifestyle by borrowing money from people. I do not accept the accusations made against him." He defended as follows.
