A video began circulating on social media platforms (primarily X and Telegram) claiming to show Sarıgül in an intimate situation with a bodyguard. The Defense:
Mustafa Sarıgül , a Turkish politician and Member of Parliament representing Erzincan, has been the subject of widely circulated claims regarding an "ifşa" (leak) or "kaset" (tape) video purportedly involving him and a bodyguard.