They came to the courthouse with an 'invitation'
The Kaya couple and İbrahim Ömer Gönül were summoned to testify again as suspects at the Istanbul Courthouse.
Quick Look
- Former Minister of Family and Social Policies Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, her husband İlyas Kaya and former CMB President İbrahim Ömer Gönül testified as suspects for the second time at the Istanbul Courthouse within the scope of the fund fraud investigation.
- NEW Party Spokesperson Zeynel Emre claimed that the Kaya couple earned approximately 2 billion 170 million lira from Özata Denizcilik shares.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
Within the scope of the fund robbery investigation, Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya and her husband İlyas Kaya had previously testified as suspects on 7 October, and İbrahim Ömer Gönül had testified as suspects on 30 September. Following NEW Party Spokesperson Zeynel Emre's statement on September 26, Sayan Kaya resigned from his post as AKP Deputy Chairman. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office made an attempt to freeze the Kaya couple's assets on September 29.
Within the scope of the investigation, publicly known as "fund profiteering", former Minister of Family and Social Policies Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, her husband İlyas Kaya and former Capital Markets Board (CMB) Chairman İbrahim Ömer Gönül came to the Istanbul Courthouse to testify as suspects for the second time.
The three names, who were called to testify again in the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, came to the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan. Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya was seen by journalists at the courthouse. Kaya was seen walking arm in arm to the prosecutor's office with her husband İlyas Kaya.
THEY SAID THEY RETURNED IT
Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya and her husband İlyas Kaya testified as suspects at the prosecutor's office on October 7. The Kaya couple was asked about their buying and selling transactions in Özata Denizcilik shares and their subsequent money movements. The couple argued that they did not make the transactions based on any guidance or private information, and stated that they transferred the amounts that appeared to be the earnings from their investments to the account notified by the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF). Former CMB Chairman İbrahim Ömer Gönül also testified as a suspect on September 30 and was released after the procedures.
2 BILLION SALE CLAIM
NEW Party Spokesperson Zeynel Emre, in his statement on September 26, claimed that the Kaya couple invested approximately 163 million liras in Özata Denizcilik shares and earned an income of approximately 2 billion 170 million liras from the sale of shares.
Following the allegations, Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya resigned from her post as AKP Deputy Chairman. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office also made an attempt to freeze the Kaya couple's assets on September 29.
HE LEAVED '163 MILLION TL' WITHOUT ANSWER
Within the scope of the fund profiteering investigation, former AKP minister and MP Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, her husband İlyas Kaya and former CMB President İbrahim Ömer Gönül testified as "suspects". The Kaya couple asked journalists: "Where did you get 163 million lira?" He didn't answer the question.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The investigation will continue and a judicial decision may be taken against the Kaya couple and İbrahim Ömer Gönül.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Since the Kaya couple did not answer the question of where they obtained 163 million liras, the source has not been disclosed yet.
- No information on the next steps of the investigation and possible decisions after the second statement
