6 Suspects Detained, 1 Wanted in Pusula Holding Closed Fund Investigation

NEWS CENTER - While 6 of the 7 suspects who had an account in the Pusula Holding Closed Fund system and who had not been subjected to legal proceedings before were detained, it was learned that efforts to capture one suspect were continuing.

During the investigations carried out within the scope of the investigation, a total of 12 people who carried out transactions in the Pusula Holding Closed Fund system were identified. It was determined that legal proceedings had already been initiated against these people, Serdar Turhan, Ahmet Özcan, Mustafa Bor and Muhammet Yarız, and that Mehmet Salih Turhan had also previously been initiated and searched. In this context, a detention order was issued for seven suspects who had not previously been subjected to judicial proceedings, within the scope of the crime of violating the Capital Markets Law.

HR manager on the run

In simultaneous operations, Fatmagül Lafçı, Necmettin Enes Töbü, Engin Geylan, Niyazi Derindağ, Hacı Bayram Adıyaman and Yunus Caf were caught and detained. Katılımevim Savings Finansman A.Ş., for which there is a detention order. It was determined that Human Resources Manager Selay Turhan İnce was a fugitive. It was learned that efforts to capture the suspect are continuing. Fatmagül Lafçı, one of the suspects, is a member of KL Taahhüt İnşaat A.Ş. Administrative Affairs Manager, Necmettin Enes Töbü, Pusula Otomotiv Filo Kiralama A.Ş. General Manager, Engin Geylan, Katılımevim Tasarruf Finansman A.Ş. Purchasing Manager/Manager, Niyazi Derindağ as Internal Auditor in the same company, Hacı Bayram Adıyaman as Expert and Yunus Caf as MIEM Yapı İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. It was stated that he worked as an Information Technology Support Specialist.

Assets were confiscated

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek stated that within the scope of the fund investigation, legal action was taken against 76 suspects, 45 of them were arrested, and a judicial control decision was given for 5 suspects. Emphasizing that arrest proceedings have been initiated against 12 suspects, Gürlek said, "The assets of all fund owners and the suspects at management levels have been seized. The assets of their first-degree relatives have been frozen."

Former CBRT Vice President is detained

The suspects whose statements were completed at the prosecutor's office within the scope of the investigation are Ali Rıza İncekaya, Haldun Saffet İnal, Erhan Kilimci, Ayşe Seher Aydın, Enes Yazıcı, Feryal Köker, Müjdat Ede, Nilgün Sarıçalı, Oğuzhan Özerkaya, Onur Göğebakan, Orçun Berkay Kaya, Sezai Bekgöz, Ahmet Özcan, Mehmet Ziya Gökalp, Sibel Gökalp, Tamer. Akbal, Abdullah Yusuf Yarız, Selim Dağbaşı, Özdemir Ataseven, Gökhan Ataseven and Hamza Kablan were sent to the criminal judgeship of peace with a request for arrest. The court decided to arrest Aydın, Yazıcı, Köker, Ede, Özerkaya, Göğebakan, Kaya and Özcan. Sarıçalı and Bekgöz were released on condition of judicial control. Former Central Bank Deputy Governor Erkan Kilimci, who was among those arrested, worked at the Central Bank between 2016 and 2018. Until recently, Kilimci served as the Deputy Chairman and General Manager of Tera Finansal Yatırımlar Holding AŞ. Kilimci left Tera about a week ago.