Turkish actress testifies to police in drug case

ISTANBUL – Anadolu Agency

Berrak Tüzünataç (L) gave her statement to police at Istanbul Police Headquarters. AA Photo

Prominent Turkish actress Berrak Tüzünataç testified to police today as part of an ongoing operation against drug trafficking that has focused on a number of high-profile actors.

Tüzünataç gave her statement to police at Istanbul Police Headquarters as part of an ongoing case in which 52 people, including 28 celebrities, were detained in an operation two weeks ago. A total of 15 detainees were arrested while the rest of them, including celebrities such as Turkish actor Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, Nehir Erdoğan, Engin Altan Düzyatan, Ersin Korkut and Özge Özpirinçci, were released.

After her statement, Tüzünağaç was sent to the Forensic Medicine Institute (ATK) for a blood test.

It was also reported that Tüzünataç, who was abroad for the past two weeks, would give her testimony to a public prosecutor at Istanbul’s Çağlayan Courthouse after giving the blood test.

The operation commenced eight months ago when the Narcotics Branch Office started monitoring a drug gang that sold drugs at bars in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş and Sarıyer neighborhoods.