28 billion claim in fund investigation: Who is the businessman who made a fortune and who is the high-level bureaucrat talked about behind the scenes?

While the repercussions of the fund investigation continued, a new claim that was talked about in Ankara and the Turkish Grand National Assembly lobbies came to the fore.

Speaking on the "Orta Sayfa" program broadcast on NOW TV, journalist Deniz Zeyrek said that it was claimed that a businessman invested 300 million lira in one of the funds managed by portfolio companies such as Tera, Pusula or Destek and emerged with 28 billion lira. Allegedly, the return on investment reached 93 times. Zeyrek emphasized that the information in question has not yet been confirmed with concrete documents.

Zeyrek, who conveyed what he heard about the money traffic talked about in Ankara and the Parliament lobbies, explained the alleged gain of a businessman through fund investment as follows:

"A businessman entered one of the funds such as Tera, Pusula, Destek with 300 million liras and came out with 28 billion liras. Exactly 93 times the invested money."

Zeyrek also stated that a person next to the businessman in question drew attention to the extraordinary size of the investment. Allegedly, this person questioned the increase in share value and said, "There is something unfair here, didn't you notice it? How did this share rise from this figure to this level?" he asked. The businessman said, "No, that's the way it is. Let me be Turkey's Jeff Bezos, what happened?" It was claimed that he answered.

Zeyrek argued that the investment in question was not just an ordinary share purchase and sale, and drew attention to the fund companies' guidance and investment entry-exit dates. Stating that there was a money traffic related to the "organized structure" claim that Akın Gürlek mentioned within the scope of the investigation, Zeyrek explained the information given to him about the businessman's investment and earnings.

While Zeyrek also claimed that he learned about the businessman's investment decision through a company in his close circle, he did not disclose the identity of the person in question.

Stating that not only the names of business people but also public officials were talked about behind the scenes regarding the fund investigation, Zeyrek said that he was also given information about a high-level bureaucrat. He stated that it was claimed that the person in question had been less visible to the public in recent days, attracting attention.

Zeyrek made the following statements regarding these allegations:

"The person who told me this also gave the name of the businessman, but I did not comment, and I will not do so. Because it may have been said to slander or tarnish that businessman. They also mentioned a high-level burat; they even pointed out that he has not been seen much in public lately."

Underlining that he did not have concrete documents to verify the information conveyed, Zeyrek said that many allegations were circulating in the Parliament lobbies with different names and amounts of money. Stating that this situation has turned into a "whisper newspaper", Zeyrek warned that unverified information may leave people unjustly under suspicion.