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15 suspects arrested, 7 placed under judicial control in capital markets probe
Fifteen of the 22 suspects referred to court in an Istanbul investigation into capital markets transactions were arrested, while seven were placed under judicial control. Fugitive Altınbaş Holding owner Nusret Altınbaş was detained as part of the investigation, and Ertan Aydın was referred to court.
Proceedings for 22 suspects referred to court as part of the fund investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into transactions in the capital markets have been completed.
Following their statements to prosecutors, Altınbaş Holding official İnan Altınbaş, Taha Çakmak, Rüstem Karakaya, Burak Poyraz, Ömer Eryılmaz, Osman Saraç, Neda Soydan, Mustafa Zeki Kayahan, Anıl Tokat, Ali Cesur, Furkan Açar, Mehmet Ali Gedik, Fatih Uğur, Ömer Ejder and Hakan Eryılmaz were brought before a criminal judgeship of peace and arrested.
Selay Turhan İnce, Ebru Avcı, Canan Özdemir, Abdullah Dal, Seda Tarım Kocabalkan, Feyza Gözde Özdemir and Erhan Tunç were placed under judicial control.
Ertan Aydın, who was in custody, was referred to court today. Fugitive Altınbaş Holding owner Nusret Altınbaş was also detained.
Scope of the investigation
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office said the investigation conducted by its Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering Crimes Investigation Bureau was launched in line with reports and written applications from the Capital Markets Board.
The investigation examined allegations concerning shares in Işıklar Enerji ve Yapı Holding AŞ, Vişne Madencilik Üretim Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ, Odine Solutions Teknoloji Ticaret ve Sanayi AŞ and Tera Finansal Yatırımlar Holding AŞ.
The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office said detention orders had been issued for 31 people based on the allegations concerning the shares and the reports submitted by the Capital Markets Board. Investigation procedures are continuing within the framework of the relevant legislation.
Those detained in the operation
In the operation conducted by teams from the Financial Crimes Branch of the Istanbul Police Department, Çetin Genç, manager of the Fatih branch of Pirnus Yapı Gayrimenkul Anonim Şirketi; former bureaucrat Eren Yeşilyurt; Fadimenur Demir, a board member of Alnus Yatırım Menkul Değerler Firması; Hakan Avdan, a board member of Atlas Portföy; and its manager Gülsüm Doğan and other manager Osman Uçar were detained.
Also detained in the operation were Metin Kartal Emür, deputy chair of the board of Alnus Yatırım Firması; Mustafa Terzi, chair of the board of A1 Capital Portföy Yönetimi Anonim Şirketi; Zuhal Topaloğlu, a partner in Atlas Portföy Yönetimi AŞ; Seyit Tahir Özek, chair of the board of Alnus Yatırım Menkul Değerler; Konuralp Özkan, an employee of Atlas Portföy; and Rüstem Karakaya and Furkan Açar, executives at Pardus Portföy Yönetimi Anonim Şirketi.
Neda Soydan and Ömer Eryılmaz, board members of Hedef Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı; company executive Mustafa Zeki Kayahan and employee Anıl Tokat; and Mehmet Selim Tunçbilek, general manager of Pardus Portföy, board member Ali Cesur and employee Ahmet Haluk Güner were also among those detained in the operation.
Bank portfolio employees Ümit Yılmaz, Yasemin Yılmaz and Burak Poyraz, Altınbaş Holding official İnan Altınbaş and Tera Portföy executive Ayşegül Kaya were also detained.
11 arrests in the previous phase
In the previous phase of the investigation, Ertan Aydın, Seda Tarım Kocabalkan, Abdullah Dal, Hakan Eryılmaz and Fatih Uğur had also been detained.
At that stage, Çetin Genç, Eren Yeşilyurt, Hakan Avdan, Konuralp Özkan, Metin Kartal Emür, Osman Uçar, Seyit Tahir Özek, Ahmet Haluk Güner, Mehmet Selim Tunçbilek, Mustafa Terzi and Ümit Yılmaz, who were referred to court, were arrested.
Fadimenur Demir, Gülsüm Doğan, Zuhal Topaloğlu and Yasemin Yılmaz were placed under judicial control in the form of a house-arrest order.
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