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BackNew Arrest Warrants in Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Investigation on Financing of Terrorism and Laundering Crimes
New Arrest Warrants in Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Investigation on Financing of Terrorism and Laundering Crimes
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New Arrest Warrants in Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Investigation on Financing of Terrorism and Laundering Crimes

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  • Within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Terrorism Financing and Laundering Crimes Investigation Bureau regarding the transactions carried out in the capital market, the prosecution proceedings of 21 suspects were completed.
  • In the first stage, 8 people were arrested, 2 people were released on condition of judicial control.
  • Later, 11 more people were arrested, bringing the number of arrests to 19 and the number of detainees in the entire investigation to 45.

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Why It Matters

An investigation into the transactions carried out in the capital market is being carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Terrorism Financing and Laundering Crimes Investigation Bureau. Legal action had been taken against company managers and capital market employees before.

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New arrest warrants were issued in the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Terrorism Financing and Laundering Crimes Investigation Bureau regarding transactions carried out in the capital market.

The prosecutor's office procedures for 21 suspects who were detained within the scope of the investigation and referred to the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan were completed.

In the first stage, Ayşe Seher Aydın, Enes Yazıcı, Feryal Köker, Müjdat Ede, Oğuzhan Özerkaya, Onur Göğebakan, Orçun Berkay Kaya and Ahmet Özcan were arrested. Nilgün Sarıçalı and Sezai Bekgöz were released on condition of judicial control.

11 MORE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED

An arrest warrant was issued for 11 suspects whose proceedings are still ongoing at the judge's court. Thus, the number of people arrested in the last judicial process increased to 19, and the number of detainees in the entire investigation increased to 45.

The 11 names recently arrested are as follows:

Ali Riza Incekaya

Haldun Saffet İnal

Erkan Kilimci

Mehmet Ziya Gökalp

Sibel Gokalp

Tamer Akbal

Abdullah Yusuf Yariz

Selim Dağbaşı

Özdemir Ataseven

Gökhan Ataseven

Hamza Kablan

FORMER CBRT DEPUTY GOVERNOR ERKAN KİLİMCİ WAS ALSO ARRESTED

Former CBRT Vice President Erkan Kilimci is among those arrested. Kilimci served as Vice President of the CBRT between 2016 and 2018, and later served as a board member at Tera.

What happened?

The investigations carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office focus on transactions carried out in the capital market and manipulative transactions alleged to have been made over funds. Within the scope of the investigation, legal proceedings were previously taken against many company managers and capital markets employees.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • An arrest warrant may be issued for more suspects within the scope of the investigation.

    Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • What are the scope and objectives of the investigation?
  • Are there any other former ministers or high officials among those arrested?
  • What manipulative transactions are being put forward in the capital market?

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PeopleAyşe Seher AydinEnes YaziciFeryal KokerGood News
OrganizationsCentral Bank of the Republic of TürkiyeIstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Officetera
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Topicslaunderingcapital marketarresttcbmerkan kilimcichief public prosecutor's office
This article was originally published by Cumhuriyet.

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