Turkish celebrities in custody in drugs probe: report

January 25 2013 12:53:03

Turkish celebrities in custody in drugs probe: report

ISTANBUL

Gizem Karaca, Hürriyet Photo

A report has listed Turkish celebrities taken into custody over a recent drugs probe by Istanbul’s narcotics police, according to daily Hürriyet.

Nearly 30 celebrities, including TV actors Çağatay Ulusoy, Cemal Hünal and Miss Turkey runner-up Gizem Karaca, were reportedly rounded up for alleged connections to cocaine dealers. Famous stage actors are also on the list.

The operation was reportedly conducted from a tip-off testimony by a drug dealer.

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