The investigation into the robbery of the safe of a workplace where foreign currency and precious metals were sold in the Istanbul Grand Bazaar on October 4, 2025, by an employee who had been working at the shop for 4 years, has been completed.
In the indictment prepared by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the workplace where the incident occurred and the owner of the workplace, Tarık Er, were listed as 'complainant', and 4 people, including Emre C., were listed as 'suspects'. In the indictment, the complainant Tarık Er handed over the key of the safe to Aydın Ö., an employee with whom he had a relationship of trust, while leaving the workplace where Er had 6 employees. After the complainant left the workplace, Aydın Ö. called Tarık Er and said that he wanted to take leave, and when he asked what he should do with the key of the safe, Tarık Er said that he should give it to the suspect Emre C., whom he has known for 8 years and who has been working for him as an insured for 4 years. It was recorded that he handed over the key to Emre C.
It was noted that an investigation was being carried out against the suspects in Sakarya for the crime of 'trafficking or supplying drugs and stimulants'.
In the indictment, it was noted that Emre C. went to various jewelers and made purchases of different amounts. In the indictment prepared, it was noted that while the Sakarya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office was conducting an investigation against Berkay T. and Furkan A. for the crime of 'trafficking or supplying drugs and stimulants', upon the notice that 130 thousand dollars, which was considered to constitute a part of the money belonging to the complainant institution, was seized during the searches carried out on Berkay T.'s vehicle, a decision of non-jurisdiction was given in the file and the file was combined with the investigation of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. On the other hand, it was reported that during the search at the house of suspect Okan C., 159 thousand 500 liras were seen, and an arrest warrant was issued for suspect Emre C. on October 10, 2025, and Emre C. was caught on March 16, 2026. In the indictment stating that Emre C. handed over some of the money to his relative Furkan A., it was stated that Furkan A. did not want to carry the money, so he handed it over to his friend Berkay T. On the other hand, it was stated that people transferred money by messaging through fake Instagram accounts and online war games in order to avoid being caught.
KITCHEN INGREDIENTS WERE OUT OF THE SAFE
In the prepared indictment, it was stated that when the people at work could not reach Emre C., they called his wife S.C., and S.C. said to the business owners, "You sent Emre to China, he left the house around 20.30 on Saturday." The indictment stated that the complainant was suspicious of this situation, asked for the spare key of the safe, and when he opened the safe, he saw a black bag. When he opened the bag, it contained kitchen supplies and nothing else. According to the statements taken from those at the workplace, it was stated that Emre C. sent the other employees away from the workplace before closing the workplace, and that no one was with him when he transferred money from the cashier to the steel safe. It was stated in the indictment that the complainant watched the camera recordings and saw Emre C. put the money in the cash register into a black bag, after all the money was spent, he went to the kitchen and left the kitchen with another black bag and a water bottle, then entered the room where the steel safe was located, put one of the bags into the steel safe, put the other black bag in it and left the workplace. The indictment also included information that the complainant had given Emre C.'s exit before the incident, that the reason for this was that he was doing additional work, but that he trusted him and that they agreed that they would continue to work together until they found a new job. On the other hand, it was emphasized in the indictment that Emre C. took a total of 699 thousand 366 dollars, 430 thousand 758 Turkish Liras and 806 Euros from a steel safe and disappeared.
REQUEST FOR UP TO 7 YEARS OF PRISON
In the indictment prepared, it was requested that the 4 suspects be sentenced to imprisonment from 1 to 7 years each for the crime of "abuse of duty due to service". The trial of the suspects is expected to begin in the coming days.
