Overview
- Coordinated overnight checks at nine Istanbul venues produced multiple detentions in an operation focused on alleged drug trafficking and consumption.
- Directed by the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office, the sweep included taking Yaman and others to the Institute of Forensic Medicine for toxicology tests.
- ANSA and local media report Yaman was released after giving a statement to investigators, with no public announcement of charges against him.
- Turkish outlets including Hürriyet say he was found with substances during a search and that the stop followed a tip-off, claims not formally confirmed by authorities.
- Investigators are evaluating evidence tied to the Bebek Hotel, where media report a concealed room was located, while Italian TV kept his pre‑recorded appearance on air.