Subheading: Turkish police just seized $17 million from the Hells Angels boss. His wife Derya and son Sadık now face a very different future.
The man known as “Hell’s Necati” is no longer posting TikTok videos from Monte-Carlo. Necati Coşkun Arabacı, the 53-year-old Turkish-German former ringleader of the Hells Angels, now sits in an İzmir prison cell. Consequently, his empire of luxury villas, high-performance cars, and encrypted drug deals has crumbled. And his family is caught in the wreckage.
The Double Life: Godfather by Night, Family Man by Day
To the outside world, Arabacı lived as a successful businessman. In addition, he owned a stunning villa in Çeşme, a coastal paradise in western Turkey. He drove a Rolls-Royce with Swiss plates and usually vacationed in Monaco.
However, authorities uncovered a different side. They identified him as the man who controlled cocaine shipments from Brazil—890 kilograms of it. Furthermore, they connected him to cannabis consignments in Germany and Spain totalling nearly 200 kilograms. They also found encrypted Sky ECC messages linking every kilogram to his direct orders.
His wife, Derya Arabacı, stayed in the shadows. She never appeared in his social media videos or posed beside luxury cars. Still, prosecutors suspect she knew exactly where the money originated. Several of the seized properties show signs of family involvement.
Their son, Sadık Arabacı—named after his grandfather—grew up surrounded by bodyguards and private schools. Now, he faces life with his father behind bars.
The $17 Million Seizure That Changed Everything
On May 1, 2026, Turkish police delivered a knockout blow. They conducted simultaneous raids in İstanbul, İzmir, and Tunceli, seizing 22 luxury properties, seven high-end vehicles, and shares in eight shell companies. The total value reached 780 million Turkish Lira, or roughly $17.2 million.
This was no random action. Investigators traced every asset purchased with drug money. They used encrypted messages from the Sky ECC platform—a communication tool favoured by organised crime worldwide—to follow each transaction.
For Derya, the loss hits hard. Authorities took the villa and the cars. The comfortable life she built alongside a crime boss has vanished. Although no one has charged her yet, the net is tightening.
From Cologne’s Red-Light District to an İzmir Cell
Arabacı’s criminal career spans three decades. Born in Cologne in 1972 to Turkish migrant parents, he rose to control the city’s notorious brothel scene. In 2002, German police arrested him for pimping, human trafficking, assault, and extortion. He served nine years.
While in prison, he allegedly tried to hire a contract killer to assassinate the prosecutor who convicted him. Translation errors caused the case to collapse. Germany deported him to Turkey upon his release in 2007 and banned him for life.
He did not retire. Instead, he became president of the “Hells Angels MC Nomads Turkey” chapter—a mobile enforcement unit that operates across borders.
The Arrest That Finally Stuck
In September 2025, Slovak police detained him at a restaurant but released him with an expulsion order. He then fled to Belgrade. On October 5, 2025, he landed at İzmir’s Adnan Menderes Airport, where Turkish police were waiting.
Initially, an İzmir court ordered his conditional release; however, the Chief Public Prosecutor appealed. Consequently, a higher court reinstated his detention. Since then, he has remained behind bars, facing charges of establishing a criminal organisation, aggravated extortion, armed wounding, and firearms violations.
What Remains of the Arabacı Family
Derya Arabacı now faces an uncertain future. The Turkish state has aggressively seized criminal assets. Furthermore, some reports suggest authorities may question her as a potential financial front.
Young Sadık carries his father’s name but has not yet made his own choices. Whether he will break from the family legacy or embrace it remains unclear.
For Necati Arabacı, the party ends here. No more Monaco casinos. No more Rolls-Royces. Instead, he faces a cell, a pending trial, and the loss of $17 million from his empire, now in the state’s hands.
The Godfather of Cologne has fallen. Now, his family must pick up the pieces.
