The trustee decision in Dilan Polat and Engin Polat's companies was lifted.

The court issued an interim ruling in the case of Dilan Polat and Engin Polat, ruling to remove the trusteeship over the companies. The hearing was adjourned until November 12.

Twenty-eight defendants, including Dilan and Engin Polat, are on trial for "establishing and managing an organization for the purpose of perpetrating a crime," "laundering assets derived from crime," and "violating the law on the organization of betting and games of chance in football and other sports competitions." The court, in an interim decision, ordered the release of the defendants Engin Polat, Sezgin Polat, Alper Kürşat Polat, and Ahmet Gün.

According to DHA, the hearing, held at the Anatolian 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance, was attended by Engin Polat, Sezgin Polat, Ahmet Gün, Can Polat, and the lawyers for both sides. The hearing began with the hearing of the secret witness via the SEGBİS (Security and Information System).

The anonymous witness, whose voice was altered via the SEGBİS system, said , "I was involved in the illegal betting industry. As I told our first prosecutor, Derkan Başer and I were acquaintances. I saw Engin Polat and Derkan Başer in Cyprus. I personally witnessed their business together. The betting site belongs to Derkan Başer."

The secret witness continued:

When Veysel Şahin was arrested, Derkan Başer took over the site. After 2018, Engin Polat and Derkan Başer began operating the betting site. In June 2018, Derkan Başer hosted me in Ukraine. When I visited Derkan Başer in Ukraine, I witnessed his correspondence with Engin. I also told our investigating prosecutor to investigate Engin Polat. Derkan Başer is the owner of these businesses. After 2018, Engin Polat collaborated with Derkan Başer on foreign finance. Foreign finance is more comprehensive. It is integrated into the betting site, and money is deposited into the accounts through those accounts. I mentioned this because I knew they were working together. I don't know or have seen any of the defendants mentioned in the file. I only know Engin Polat. He worked in collaboration with Engin Polat. All the rising tide began after 2018. I met with Derkan Başer in Ukraine in late June 2018. Engin Polat wasn't there. We met in April 2017, on the upper floor of Veysel Şahin's office in Cyprus. We haven't met face to face since then. This is the first time I've been heard before a court. This is the first time I've told you what I know. I can also present the correspondence I have. The reason I've held back the documents until now is because I told them when I was heard before the court. I don't use any social media accounts.

In his defense against the secret witness's statement, Engin Polat said, "We do not accept the secret witness's statements; they are all slander." Sezgin Polat also responded in his defense against the secret witness's statement, "I do not accept the secret witness's statements."

The court, issuing its interim ruling, ordered the removal of the trustee over the companies, leaving the trustee solely in control. Furthermore, the court ruled to maintain the injunction on the defendants' assets and lift the injunctions on the assets of the defendants' first- and second-degree relatives. The hearing was adjourned until November 12.

Police detained 24 suspects, including the couple Dilan Polat and Engin Polat, in operations that began on November 1, 2023, in six provinces centered in Istanbul.

As part of the investigation, the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) prepared a preliminary investigation report. It determined that 200 million lira was transferred from three companies undergoing liquidation to companies owned by family members through fraudulent invoices.

According to the MASAK report, money was transferred between companies belonging to family members.

According to the report, in the final stage, the money was collected by a company named "Milda Gayrimenkul" owned by Engin Polat.

It was alleged that real estate and many vehicles were purchased with this money.

Once the suspects were identified, police launched simultaneous operations at 43 addresses in Istanbul, Ankara, Yalova, Ordu, Kırklareli and Manisa.

It was determined that a medical company owned by Dilan and Engin Polat gave the naming rights to another company in Ankara, and that an attempt was made to transfer 1 million 800 thousand liras from this company's account to the partners' personal accounts.

The identities of the people in the photo shared by Dilan Polat on her social media account under the name "Champions League" in 2019 were included in the investigation.

Upon the request of the prosecutor's office, Eylül Öztürk Özkan, Feyzanur Başar, İleyda Topal, İlke Ela Göz, Kadir Yiğit, Mervenur Korkut, Muhammet Oğuz Başar, Murat Yiğit, Nurgül Yiğit, Tolunay Topal, Tuğba Demirhan, Yavuz Selim Korkut, Habip Özsefil, Huri Özsefil and Özge Duman were banned from traveling abroad.

The number of defendants in the investigation has risen to 28. The court arrested 16 of the suspects, including Dilan Polat, Engin Polat, and Sıla Doğu. The court also ordered the appointment of trustees for 27 companies.

It ruled that 16 detainees be released on charges of “violating the tax procedure law,” but that they remain in custody on charges of “establishing and being a member of a criminal organization,” “laundering assets derived from crime,” and “illegal betting.”

The court's first release decision was made during the monthly detention review on June 14.

Dilan Polat's siblings Can and Sinem Sıla Doğu, as well as Can Polat, Gökay Bekar, Halit Polat, Harun Abak, Metin Yılmaz, Mustafa Özalp, Nilgün Yılmaz, Uğurcan Ayyıldız and Zekai Tepe were released on probation.

However, the court decided to continue the detention of the other five defendants.

Dilan Polat was released on August 19th. Released on probation, Polat is being tried without being held. She spent 11 months in Marmara Closed Penitentiary. The court also imposed an international travel ban on her.

In his opinion, the prosecutor reiterated that the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) report had not charged Dilan Polat with a crime. Considering the forensic medicine report, the fact that she should be under protection and treatment at a high-security healthcare facility, the time she spent in detention, and the current state of evidence, the prosecutor issued an opinion in favor of her release.

The prosecutor's office is demanding a prison sentence of up to 27 years for Dilan Polat on charges of "establishing a terrorist organization," "laundering assets derived from crime within the organization," and "illegal betting."

Engin Polat, Sezgin Polat, Alper Kürşat Polat and accountant Ahmet Gün were released.

There are no defendants in custody in the case.