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Sudi Özkan, 1939 yılında Adana'da doğmuş ve iş hayatını emlakçılık ve otomobil ticaretiyle başlamıştı. Daha sonra turizm ve eğlence sektörüne yönelen Özkan, 1985'te İstanbul'da ilk kumarhanesini açtı ve 1990'lı yıllarda Türkiye'nin kumarhane sektöründe tanınmış bir isim haline geldi. 1998'de Türkiye'de kumarhanelerin kapatılmasıyla sektörden ayrıldı ve yatırımlarını yurt dışına yöneltti.
Kamuoyunda “Kumarhaneler Kralı” olarak tanınan iş insanı Sudi Özkan yaşamını yitirdi. Özkan’ın bir süredir İstanbul’daki bir hastanede tedavi gördüğü belirtildi.
SUDİ ÖZKAN KİMDİR?
1939 yılında Adana’da doğan Özkan, iş hayatına emlakçılık ve otomobil ticaretiyle başladı. Daha sonra turizm ve eğlence sektörüne yönelen Özkan, 1985 yılında İstanbul’da ilk kumarhanesini açtı.
1998’DE 19 KUMARHANE İŞLETİYORDU
Özkan, 1990’lı yıllarda Türkiye’de kumarhane sektörünün en bilinen isimlerinden biri haline geldi.
Türkiye’de kumarhanelerin kapatıldığı 1998 yılına gelindiğinde Özkan’ın Hilton, Divan, İstanbul Princess, Ankara Hilton, Antalya Talya ve Kuşadası Adakule’nin de aralarında bulunduğu tesislerde toplam 19 kumarhane işlettiği belirtiliyor.
YATIRIMLARINI YURT DIŞINA YÖNELTTİ
Türkiye’de kumarhanelerin kapatılmasının ardından Özkan, yatırımlarının ağırlığını yurt dışına yöneltti. Princess International Group çatısı altında Balkanlar, Doğu Avrupa, Karayipler ve farklı bölgelerde otel ve casino yatırımları gerçekleştirdi.
Özkan’ın ölüm nedeni ve cenaze programına ilişkin henüz resmi bir açıklama yapılmadı.
Alpaslan Çakar, President of the Banks Association of Türkiye, announced that the amount of credit provided by the banking sector to the energy sector exceeded 1 trillion TL. He stated that 347 billion TL loans were given to renewable energy and made evaluations on climate finance, energy transformation and global capital mobility.
Banking Regulation and Supervision Board (BDDK) announced new regulations regarding consumer loans and credit card payments used for mobile phone purchases. While maturity limits are determined according to the mobile phone price, the limit used to calculate the minimum payment amount for credit cards has been increased to 100 thousand liras.

Banking Regulation and Supervision Board (BDDK) increased the limit used in applying the minimum payment rate on credit cards from 50 thousand lira to 100 thousand lira. The minimum payment will be 20% of the period debt for cards with a limit of 100 thousand liras and below, and 40% for those with a limit of 100 thousand liras and below. For mobile phone purchases, a price threshold of 40 thousand liras for new phones and 50 thousand liras for refurbished phones was determined, and the loan maturity for devices above these limits was 3 months, and for those below these limits, 12 months. While new phones cannot be purchased in installments with a credit card, the installment option of up to 12 months is preserved for refurbished phones.
With two separate decisions dated October 1, 2026, the Banking Regulation and Supervision Board (BDDK) redefined the maturity limits for consumer loans used for mobile phone purchases according to the price of the phone and increased the limit used in calculating the minimum payment amount on credit cards from 50 thousand lira to 100 thousand lira. Separate price limits will apply for refurbished mobile phones.
US President Donald Trump announced that he has agreed to release a large amount of diesel from Europe's strategic reserves. According to AAA data, the average gasoline price in the USA reached a record level of $6.53 on September 22, and was recorded as $6.37 on October 2. Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had asked European partners to accelerate commitments and bring additional supply to the market to address imbalances in diesel supply.

With two decisions dated October 1, 2026, BRSA rearranged the maturity limits of consumer loans used for mobile phone purchases. 12 months maturity will be applied for phones priced 40 thousand TL and below, and 3 months maturity will be applied for phones above. There is a limit of 50 thousand TL for refurbished phones. In addition, the limit threshold used in calculating the minimum payment amount on credit cards was increased from 50 thousand TL to 100 thousand TL.