Heart’s alleged wife, Alina Kara, and three bodyguards were also arrested.
It’s unclear exactly when the embarrassing photo was taken, but judging by the shocked look on his face, and the police reporting, it seems to have been taken mid police raid.
Turkey’s Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek said on Saturday, “Turkey will not be a refuge for transnational crimes and fugitive suspects!” and added that Heart’s judicial proceedings are still ongoing.
Interpol and Finland want Richard Heart
An Interpol Red Notice on behalf of Finland was posted against Heart in December 2024 for alleged aggravated tax fraud involving hundreds of millions of euros in unpaid tax.
In 2023, the SEC also accused Heart of selling over $1 billion in unregistered securities, and misappropriating millions of dollars from his Hex, PulseChain, and PulseX crypto projects.
This case was referred to in Gürlek’s post, but the SEC dropped its case in 2025 after failing to establish legal jurisdiction.