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Turkish authorities confiscated assets valued at about ₺300 million ($6.85 million) in a money-laundering investigation tied to the adult content platform OnlyFans, with coordinated operations targeting 25 suspects and two companies across eight provinces.
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said the probe centers on individuals accused of selling explicit images and videos online and routing the proceeds through financial instruments and corporate structures.
Prosecutors said OnlyFans was blocked in Türkiye under a court ruling dated Jun. 7, 2023, citing content deemed incompatible with public morality and family structure. Despite the access ban, investigators found that users continued to reach the platform through VPN services.
According to the statement, suspects promoted access through public social media accounts and posted explicit material to steer users toward paid private content, either on OnlyFans or via closed channels such as Telegram.
Financial reviews showed that revenue from explicit content was converted into various assets and investments, including vehicles, real estate, gold, cryptocurrency and time-deposit bank accounts.
The prosecutor’s office said there are strong indications that proceeds linked to obscenity offenses were laundered through multiple financial transactions and investment tools, adding that bank records and digital data remain under detailed examination.
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