Within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against the Dude Association, 14 suspects, including singer Haluk Levent, were sent to prison. The suspects' statements continue to emerge. Within the scope of the investigation, the statements of two suspects in particular had a shocking effect.
Nurdan Eriş, one of the suspects arrested within the scope of the investigation, stated in her defense before the judge that she met Haluk Levent in Switzerland in 2016 and said, "I have a business there. This man abused me a lot. Haluk Levent and I are married in Switzerland. My children grew up without a father, so they became attached to him. He deceived me. I sold my company in 2018. Before that, I had sent him money from my company in America. He used me. He often said to me, 'I owe money.' "I have to pay, there are loan sharks, the mafia is after me," he said. "I sent money to Dude once."
Stating that they thought he was naive because he lived abroad, Eriş said, "I did not send that money to him directly. I sent it first to Mr. Emrah and Zafer Yay. Last week, he asked me for 15 thousand liras. I said, 'There is nothing left'. I asked him what he would do. He said he needed money there because of the check case. I asked if he would get up. I asked if he would collect it. He said yes to me. He said my concerts can continue. I feel like an idiot right now."
Explaining that Haluk Levent asked her to come to Turkey a few years ago, Eriş said, "I came. He sent money, we rented a house. I sent my children to school, I also sent school money and living money. Now I went back to my old company, I have an income from there. I said I don't want money from you anymore, I just said pay off my debts, he hasn't been coming home for 4-5 years, he came occasionally. I already decided to divorce. I realized there was something wrong here, but I realized it late. I wanted to believe because the whole of Turkey trusted him." "He was saving the victim girls," he said.
The statement of Sevda Kurt, one of the suspects detained and released within the scope of the investigation, revealed the extent of Haluk Levent's disgrace.
Sevda Kurt explained that she lived in America for 20 years, had an income of approximately 4.5 million and then decided to return to Türkiye, and said, "We met Mr. Haluk as a result of a letter I wrote to Dude to help an elderly family here. We had a meeting with Mr. Haluk. When he realized that I was wealthy there, he started calling me every day."
Stating that Haluk Levent invited her to dinners and concerts, Sevda Kurt said, "I did not know that he was married. I learned that he was married 2-3 days ago in the prison cell. I believed him. He said that if we pay the debts, we will get married. So I took my money from America here. At his request, I transferred it to people I did not know. I gave him the money in dollars. After giving the money, he disappeared. Under difficult circumstances, I transferred it to people I did not know. "I last gave him money in March 2025. This time he met my mother and father. They believed in him and said, 'My marriage dreams were stolen. They owe me money and I am a victim.'