Ömer Sarıgül's testimony in the Sarıgül investigation: 'I have no knowledge of the 80 million euro contract'

Ömer Sarıgül, the younger son of Mustafa Sarıgül, applied to the prosecutor's office to benefit from the effective remorse provisions in the money laundering investigation targeting the family. The statement that Ömer Sarıgül, who is expected to testify on Monday, gave at the police station before his arrest has come to light.

Sarıgül, who stated in his testimony that he is in the tourism business and that his monthly income is 500,000 lira, said that he did not know the individuals named Kai Precat and March Bariswly, about whom he was questioned, and that he knew Sinan Çampınar through his father. 'As far as I remember, I met Sinan Çampınar in 2024 through my father Mustafa Sarıgül. When I met Sinan, my father told me that Sinan Çampınar knew investors who wanted to invest in Turkey, and that Sinan was acting as an intermediary in bringing this money in,' he said.

He recounted that he met Sinan Çampınar's brother Diyar Çampınar at a cafe called LuLu in Kabataş, and that the idea of opening a similar business in Munich came up during this meeting. He said that they signed a notarized preliminary agreement to establish a company together, but that they could not complete the registration procedures and did not pay the capital.

Sarıgül, who stated that some time later he received an email saying that a company had been established in his name and in the name of his mother Aylin Kotil, said that in a verification he had carried out through lawyer Osman İsfen in Germany he received the response that no company or bank account had been opened in his name, that he cut off communication with Sinan Çampınar, and that a release and settlement agreement was signed between them.

Ömer Sarıgül, who maintained that he has not seen his older brother Emir Sarıgül for 7-8 years, said: 'I have no knowledge whatsoever about the 80 million euro contract, the 100 million euro transfer and the transfer of a boat. My mother has no connection to these matters either.' He claimed that he had no information about the money his father took abroad.

Sarıgül, who said that his father's financial affairs were handled by Volkan Aslanbaş, stated that the transfers made to him were related to the meal expenses of the guests he hosted in his box at the Galatasaray club and to loan payments. Saying that he had heard negative things about Emir Sarıgül from his circle, he used the following statements: 'I have not heard good things about Emir Sarıgül. It is information that has reached my ears that he lied a lot in his commercial relations and social life, and that he is surrounded by shady people.' He said that he did not know the source of his father's wealth and that he had no knowledge about money laundering.