Sedat Peker: the mob boss targeting Turkey’s political elite

A flamboyant, Tony Soprano-esque figure, he has been spilling the beans on figures in Turkey’s ruling AKP

Sedat Peker
Sedat Peker speaking on his YouTube channel
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Forget soap operas and TV dramas, said David Lepeska in The National (Dubai). “Say hello to Sedat Peker, Turkey’s new viral video sensation.” Peker, a former mob boss, has emerged as an unlikely YouTube star of late, with millions tuning in to his weekly videos.

And no wonder. A flamboyant, Tony Soprano-esque figure who sports a huge medallion, he has been spilling the beans on figures in Turkey’s ruling AKP and their alleged links to the criminal underworld. His main target is Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, whom Peker says protected him and tipped him off so he could flee to Dubai to avoid prosecution (claims that Soylu denies).

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