Istanbul court orders Papara founder’s re-arrest in illegal betting case
Istanbul’s 11th Heavy Penal Court issued a new arrest warrant for Papara founder Ahmet Faruk Karslı after the prosecutor’s office challenged his release. Prosecutors allege Papara’s payment network processed about TRY12 billion linked to illegal betting between 2021 and 2023; Karslı and the company deny wrongdoing, and the case remains before the courts.
The case puts payment companies accused of facilitating illegal betting under scrutiny alongside gambling operators.