Conviction Islamic institutions and contexts Other Islamic authority or family context Akyazı, Sakarya, Turkey · 2021

Turkey: self-styled Uşşaki tarikat leader Fatih Nurullah convicted of child sexual abuse; sentence upheld through Court of Cassation

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Convicted

Authority role

self-styled tarikat (Sufi order) leader

Organization

Uşşaki Tarikatı (self-styled)

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Şağban held himself out as the leader (şeyh) of a self-styled Sufi tarikat, using that claimed spiritual authority over followers' families to gain access to and abuse a 12-year-old child within the group's orbit.

Guru or spiritual-teacher authority
Threatened spiritual consequence

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Proceedings

2021-06-23 · first-instance verdict

Sakarya Heavy Penal Court (criminal). Eyüp Fatih Şağban (known as Fatih Nurullah), self-declared leader of the Uşşaki tarikat, sentenced to 10 years 5 months for chain-structured child sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl; acquitted on a separate charge of unlawful deprivation of liberty for sexual purposes.
Date in cited record · appeal — upheld

Sakarya Regional Court of Appeal / Court of Cassation (Yargıtay), 9th Criminal Division. The 10-year-5-month sentence was confirmed by the Sakarya Regional Court of Appeal and subsequently upheld by the Court of Cassation's 9th Criminal Division, finalizing the conviction.

Documented coercion mechanisms

spiritual hierarchy
claimed religious authority over followers

Cited record

Sources

Ekmek ve Gül, 'Uşşaki Tarikatı Lideri Eyyüp Fatih Şağban'a çocuk istismarından 10 yıl 5 ay hapis'. Available at: ekmekvegul.net (Accessed: 19 July 2026).: Turkish original: "Uşşaki Tarikatı'nın lideri Fatih Nurullah, 10 yıl beş ay hapis cezasına çarptırıldı ... Yargıtay 9. Ceza Dairesi, 'zincirleme şekilde çocuğun cinsel istismarı' suçundan verilen 10 yıl 5 aylık cezayı onadı." English gloss: Uşşaki tarikat leader Fatih Nurullah was sentenced to 10 years 5 months; the Court of Cassation's 9th Criminal Division upheld the 10-year-5-month sentence for 'chain-structured child sexual abuse.'
BirGün (2021) 'Tarikat liderine cinsel istismardan 10 yıl 5 ay hapis cezası'. Available at: birgun.net (Accessed: 19 July 2026).: Reports Şağban's arrest on 2020-08-28 in Akyazı district after audio recordings of his abuse of a 12-year-old girl, dated 2020-03-17, were made public, followed by his conviction and sentencing.

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Source and tier basis: https://ekmekvegul.net/gundem/ussaki-tarikati-lideri-eyyup-fatih-sagbana-cocuk-istismarindan-10-yil-5-ay-hapis Legacy citation preserved without a normalized source tier or evidentiary-role code. SHA-256 e3cd6f5caaadca0573a59e15f56587625c12289af891536ec0db4c6270df612f
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Source and tier basis: https://www.birgun.net/haber/tarikat-liderine-cinsel-istismardan-10-yil-5-ay-hapis-cezasi-349396 Legacy citation preserved without a normalized source tier or evidentiary-role code. SHA-256 4b2c05cd47ca6dc79a202d508366b09db63e9476e572751c13c879b88efd2720
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