His name was mentioned in the fund investigation... Phone records of Ali Emre Ballı, who was found dead in his car, will be examined

There has been a new development in the investigation into the death of Ali Emre Ballı, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Adil Katılım Bank, who was mentioned in the fund investigation. The prosecutor's office requested the autopsy report of Ballı, who was found dead in his car in Çekmeköy, Istanbul, on October 6, and requested that the last phone calls, SMS and base station records before his death be sent.

Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office sent a letter to the Forensic Medicine Institute on November 5, within the scope of the investigation into Ballı's death, and requested the autopsy report. On November 10, the Prosecutor's Office requested the Cyber ​​Security Presidency to send SMS and base station records along with information about Ballı's last three phone calls before his death.

According to Ceylan Sever from Sözcü TV, the prosecutor's requests aim to clarify the cause of Ballı's death and his communication movements before his death.

PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE REQUESTED THE AUTOPSY REPORT

In a letter sent to the Forensic Medicine Institute on November 5, it was requested that Ballı's autopsy report be forwarded to the investigation file. The findings in the report are expected to be evaluated in the investigation to determine the cause of death.

The first news after Ballı's death focused on the possibility of suicide. However, the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office did not make an assessment regarding the nature of the death in its statement on October 6, and announced that evidence at the scene had begun to be collected.

LAST PHONE CALLS AND BASE RECORDS WERE REQUESTED

In a letter sent to the Cyber Security Presidency on November 10, the prosecutor's office requested information about Ballı's last three phone calls before his death, SMS and base station records.

By examining the records, it is aimed to determine with whom Ballı communicated before his death and from which areas his phone was emitting signals. Thus, it is aimed to investigate the time period before death through digital data.

HE WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 6

Ali Emre Ballı, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Adil Katılım Bank and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Financial Institutions Association, was found dead in his vehicle in Sırapınar District of Çekmeköy district of Istanbul on October 6, 2026.

Police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene upon notice at around 15.40. During the investigation, it was determined that the person in the vehicle was 46-year-old Ballı. It was determined that Ballı had been shot in the head with a firearm and that there was a gun in the vehicle.

In a statement made after the incident, Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office stated that evidence was collected urgently and the investigation was continuing.

HIS NAME WAS MENTIONED IN THE FUND INVESTIGATION

Ballı's death occurred during the period when a large-scale fund investigation regarding transactions in the capital market was continuing. Ballı, who is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Adil Katılım Bank, was previously questioned within the scope of the investigation.

Ballı was among the 30 people whose assets were requested to be seized on September 30 as part of the investigation. However, as a result of the evaluation made on the same day, the measures against Ballı, Mustafa Yazıcı, Murat Yönaç, Güven Çapan and Hayati Efe Oğuz were lifted.

Ballı was found dead in his vehicle six days after the measure against his assets was lifted.

Adil KATILIM BANK GENERAL MANAGER WAS ARRESTED

The request for new records in the investigation into Ballı's death coincided with the period when the procedures against Adil Katılım Bank executives were continuing in the fund investigation.

As part of the fund investigation, Adil Katılım Bankası General Manager Murat Yönaç was arrested on 9 November. An arrest warrant was issued for Muhammet Erişen, Deputy Chairman of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK), within the scope of the same investigation.

It also drew attention that Murat Yönaç, along with Ballı, was among the names whose asset measures were previously lifted.