The number of detainees in the investigation regarding transactions in the capital markets increased to 65.
Within the scope of the investigation, Destek Yatırım Bankası General Manager Özgür Akayoğlu, Destek Faktoring Board members Kerim Tosun, Nuray Elmastaş and Azize Binnur Tosun, Destek Faktoring official Mesut Altan and Özata Denizcilik Board members Altuğ Kantarcı and Ali Çil, Tuğba Hicran Ataseven, Duygu Somay, İskender Balcı, İsmet Öğüt, Tolga Tuğtekin and Adem Karatepe were referred to the courthouse.
Ali Çil, İskender Balcı, Adem Karatepe and İsmet Öğüt, known as "Fisherman İsmet", were arrested among the suspects who were referred to the judge. It was stated that Öğüt, who was detained 2 days ago, was found to have had a total fund outflow of 3 billion 92 million 75 thousand 513 TL in his name between July 1 and September 16.
An investigation was launched into high-amount money movements carried out in the name of Öğüt.
During the financial investigations, it was determined that there was a total fund outflow of 3 billion 92 million 75 thousand 513 TL in the name of Öğüt between July 1 and September 16.
An investigation was launched into high-amount money movements carried out in the name of Öğüt.
A judicial control decision was given for Özata Denizcilik official Altuğ Kantarcı, Destek Yatırım Bankası General Manager Özgür Akayoğlu, Destek Faktoring official Kerim Tosun, Mesut Altan, Tuğba Hicran Ataseven, Duygu Somay, Destek Faktoring official Nuray Elmastaş, Azize Binnur Tosun and Tolga Tuğtekin.
ARREST REQUEST FOR 20 SUSPECTS
20 suspects who were referred to the courthouse within the scope of the investigation were referred to the criminal judgeship of peace with a request for arrest.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE INVESTIGATION SO FAR?
In the memorandum sent by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to MASAK on September 17, it was requested to provide financial data regarding the managers of Pusula Finans Holding AŞ, Tera Yatırım Menkul Değerler AŞ, Hedef Holding AŞ and Bulls Yatırım Menkul Değerler AŞ and their subsidiaries.
In the memorandum, it was requested that the clear identity information of all managers of the companies be determined, and that their money and crypto asset transfers abroad from 2024 until today, as well as all their money inflows and outflows, be sent to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office as raw data.
WHO IS ARRESTED?
In the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Terrorism Financing and Laundering Crimes Investigation Bureau, Tera Yatırım Holding Chairman of the Board Emre Tezmen, Tera Yatırım Holding Board Member Emre Alkin, Tera Yatırım Independent Board Member Kerem Alkin, Tera Portföy General Manager Alper Öztürk, Pusula Holding Chairman Serdar Turhan, Pusula Portföy Yönetimi AŞ Chairman Muhammed Yarız, Namık Kemal Gökalp, Altunç Kumova and İbrahim Bekçi were arrested.
Enver Çevik and Kemal Akkaya, who were detained, were released after their statements at the prosecutor's office.
Doğa Sigorta Board Chairman Nihat Kırmızı, Tera Yatırım Board Members Bülent Uygun and Abdulkadir Özkan, who were detained within the scope of the investigation, were also referred to the courthouse and arrested.
As the investigation continued, it was decided to arrest 49 more suspects, including Tera Investment Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Emir Münir Sarpyener and Tera Portfolio Chairman Erdin Özel.
Among those arrested were Tera Holding Deputy Chairman and CEO, former Central Bank Deputy Governor Erkan Kilimci and Tera Portföy Board Member Haldun Saffet İnal.
Thus, the number of people arrested in the investigation reached 61.
MEASUREMENT FOR THE ASSETS OF 106 PERSONS AND ORGANIZATIONS
The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office requested asset measures for a total of 106 individuals and organizations, including 46 legal entities, 18 funds and 42 real persons. The opinion of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office was requested before transfer, sale, donation, mortgage and lien establishment, account closure, high amount cash withdrawal and high amount EFT and money transfer transactions regarding real persons, their spouses, children and designated family relatives.
In addition, instructions were given to freeze capital market instruments and to identify real estate, ships and aircraft belonging to the people on the list.
In line with the CMB's decision dated September 17, 2026, 131 funds were closed to purchase and sale transactions in TEFAS. Later, in line with the new evaluations and notifications of the CMB, it was decided to abolish the measures regarding asset and money movements applied to companies and individuals.
LUXURY VEHICLES AND JETS WERE SEIZED
In the MASAK report, it was stated that five vehicles registered in the name of Muhammed Yarız were transferred to four people on 7-8 September 2026. It was determined that a total of 26 thousand 280 liras were deposited into Yarız's account with the declaration of Vehicle Sales Price for the vehicles whose total market value was evaluated as approximately 200-220 million liras.
In the report, it was noted that there was no collection appropriate to the value of the vehicles and that there was a strong suspicion of crime that the transfers may have been made in order to evade the assets from the investigation. It was reported that while four vehicles were seized, efforts to capture one vehicle were ongoing.
A technical examination was also requested to determine whether the chassis and engine numbers of the vehicles were tampered with.
In addition, 2 private jets, which were determined to belong to Muhammed Yarız and Emre Tezmen, and the yacht named "LORETA", which was determined to belong to Serdar Turhan, were seized. The total value of the jets and the yacht was estimated to be approximately 1 billion 800 million liras.
FIVE VILLAS FOR 1.2 BILLION LIRAS
While the investigation was continuing, this time five villas were seized in Beykoz. Five villas, which were determined to belong to Muhammed Yarız and Serdar Turhan but were registered in the name of third parties, with a total market value of approximately 1.2 billion lira, were seized.
In the investigation of the real estate in the investigation file, the total current market value of the villas was evaluated to be between approximately 23 and 24.5 million dollars. Within the scope of the investigation, not only the current ownership status of the villas, but also their transfer and sale transactions in the past years were included in the investigation.
While examining who acquired the real estate and through what processes, the connections between ownership changes and the financial movements under investigation were also examined.
TRANSACTIONS WORTH 2 BILLION LIRAS ARE STOPPED
MASAK also stopped a transaction worth approximately 2 billion lira, which Hedef Investment Bank wanted to send to the correspondent account of Switzerland-based Swissquote in exchange for 40.9 million dollars.
It was stated that the foreign currency provided as part of the transaction declared as "swap" was not transferred to the account and that it was understood in the negotiations with the BRSA that the amount was in the nature of a future commitment.
