Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya was summoned to testify as 'suspicious'
Quick Look
- Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya and İlyas Kaya, whose accounts were frozen within the scope of the investigation launched by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding capital market transactions, deposited 1 billion 860 million TL into the SDIF account.
- The audit report prepared by CMB was also sent to the prosecutor's office.
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Why It Matters
An investigation was launched into the transactions carried out in the capital market by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Terrorism Financing and Laundering Crimes Investigation Bureau. The Kaya couple, whose accounts were frozen, deposited 1 billion 860 million TL into the SDIF account with the permission of the prosecutor's office. A statement was taken as a suspect on October 7. The audit report prepared by CMB was also sent to the prosecutor's office.
An investigation was initiated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Terrorism Financing and Laundering Crimes Investigation Bureau, regarding the transactions carried out in the capital market. Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya and her husband İlyas Kaya, whose accounts were frozen within the scope of the investigation, applied for voluntary payment. Upon the permission of the prosecutor's office, the Kaya couple deposited 1 billion 860 million TL into the SDIF account. The Kaya couple's statements were taken by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on October 7 as 'suspects'. The Capital Markets Board (CMB) also sent the audit report prepared for Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya and her husband İlyas Kaya to the prosecutor's office.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The investigation will continue and legal proceedings may be initiated based on the CMB audit report.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- The clear scope of the investigation and which capital market transactions were examined
- Identities and business relationships of the Kaya couple
- Content and results of the CMB audit report
- Next stages of the investigation and possible legal consequences






