We interviewed many magazines, newspapers and agencies about the false news about our company that appeared in French news agencies in May. Our answers to the questions of Simon Marks from Bloomberg are below.

Dear Simon Marks

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Thank you for your interest in our company. I will try to provide comprehensive answers to the questions you ask. Please do not hesitate to ask more if you deem necessary.

Although there are many news stories about our company, 90% of them are made without contacting us and without investigating the truth of the matter. Therefore, such news contains completely unrealistic claims. For this reason, I would like to emphasize that I find it admirable that you display real journalistic behavior, compared to the news that other French news agencies have made without questioning its reality.

First of all, I would like to give information about SADAT's field of activity and facts about SADAT;

SADAT Defense, provides consultancy, training and logistics services to armed forces and security forces in the field of defense and security according to the Turkish Commercial Code. SADAT was founded in 2012 by Retired General Adnan TANRIVERDİ as a commercial entity with the status of a Incorporated Company.

Recently, unfounded allegations have been circulating on social media, claiming that our company, SADAT, has deployed paramilitary forces to Somalia. On April 3, 2025, a Somalia-based news website joined in spreading this rumor, further alleging that our company has been providing training services to the Somali Armed Forces.

We would like to once again emphasize that SADAT does not, under any circumstances, provide paramilitary or mercenary services. Our company operates in the fields of strategic consultancy and defense training. It is evident that such false reports aim to discredit the professional services we offer. Furthermore, we categorically reject paramilitary activities and regard them as acts of terrorism.

What is France pursuing?

Agence France Presse – AFP and then Le Monde, have published false news about SADAT carrying out paramilitary activities since May. The news was broadcast by many news channels all over the world. The news includes similar claims that SADAT took/paid around 1,000 Syrian paramilitaries to Niger for gold mine security. However, these news were made despite the fact that we have declared many times for 12 years that we do not carry out paramilitary activities and that our field of activity is military consultancy and training services.

Agencies made the news without asking SADAT about its authenticity. The principle of objectivity of the press was disregarded. Our friends from Africa, who did not want to give their names, called and sent messages claiming that "the agencies received instructions and that the important thing is not to reveal the truth but to create perception ".I couldn't help but ask the question “What does France aim for with this instruction given to the agencies?”. The sources, who did not want to be named, stated their claims in one fell swoop.

An African friend of mine, who did not want to give his name, said:

بيان صحفي

انتشرت في الأيام الأخيرة مزاعم لا أساس لها من الصحة على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي بأن شركتنا أرسلت قوات شبه عسكرية إلى الصومال. وفي مقال إخباري بتاريخ 3 نيسان/أبريل 2025، انضم موقع إخباري صومالي إلى هذه الشائعة ولم يكتفِ بتكرار هذا الادعاء فحسب، بل ادعى أيضًا أن شركتنا قدمت خدمات تدريبية للقوات المسلحة الصومالية.