Turkish actress Afru Sarachoğlu from Zymorodok detained in drug case
Turkish actress and model Afru Sarachoğlu has been detained at Istanbul airport as part of a drug investigation, Cumhuriyet reported. Since the end of 2025, anti-drug raids against representatives of show business and entrepreneurs have been conducted in the country.
Turkish actress and model Afru Sarachoğlu has been detained at Istanbul airport as part of a drug investigation, Cumhuriyet reported. Since the end of 2025, anti-drug raids against representatives of show business and entrepreneurs have been conducted in the country.
The decision to detain the actress was issued by the Turkish prosecutor’s office on September 18. It should be taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine for medical examination and investigative procedures. Ms Sarachoğlu said she was abroad on a pre-planned business trip. “I will come back and testify as soon as possible,” she said.
As part of the same investigation, the prosecutor's office issued detention orders for 24 people, 21 of whom were detained. After procedures at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, 10 suspects were released. Two people — music producer Aitacha Kart and businessman Sayat Zurnaji — the court arrested.
28-year-old Afra Sarachoglou gained fame thanks to the title role of Seyran Chanla in the TV series “Hymorodok” (2022-2025). Her other projects include Teacher (2020), Madame Fazilet and Her Daughters (2017–2018), Yeshilcham (2021), and Brother (2025). Sarachoğlu is one of the highest paid actresses in Turkey. Its fee for one series is about 2.5 million Turkish liras ($ 51.2 thousand).
