Denizbank CEO Hakan Ateş's testimony revealed

Denizbank CEO Hakan Ateş, in his statement, described the discussion he had with Arda Turan, Emre Belözoğlu, Fatih Terim, and others in his office on the 28th floor.

Ateş stated that he first met Seçil Erzan in person in 2019 when Fatih Terim invited him to his club in Florya.
He said that at that time, the Galatasaray club and Denizbank were working together and he accepted the invitation.
Ateş stated that he had no contact with Erzan since that meeting, and that even if he had, it would be a natural situation for a CEO.
Mr. Ateş then said that he met with Seçil Erzan for the first time on April 9, 2023, in the conference hall on the 18th floor of the General Directorate.
Mr. Ateş stated that on April 7, bank branch manager Mr. Tanju Kaya informed him that two different complainants had deposits at the bank, but that this money had been transferred to Seçil Erzan with the promise of financing.
He said he received this information and did not receive it later. He stated that he learned these complainants were Bülent Çevikel, İnci Çevikel, Emre Belözoğlu, and Volkan Bahçekapılı.
Ateş's testimony is significant in the investigation into allegations that Erzan defrauded prominent names such as Arda Turan, Emre Belözoğlu, and Fatih Terim with promises of high returns.
Mr. Ateş said that following the complaint, Ms. Erzan was taken to the General Directorate, her statements were recorded, and thus the process was initiated.
In the evening, Fatih Terim called me on my private phone, saying he was in Bodrum and fasting, and wanted to meet with me in the evening.
We agreed to meet at the headquarters the next day.

Terim was appointed as general manager along with Arda Turan and Emre Belözoğlu.
We met in my office on the 28th floor.
Emre and Arda were talking about large figures and saying they had donated millions of dollars to Seçil Erzan.
Emre Belözoğlu and Arda Turan said they had consulted Fatih Terim before giving the money to Seçil Erzan.
They said that Terim told them he saw Seçil Erzan as his daughter and that they could trust her. Fatih Terim had accepted these allegations at the time. I arrived at the headquarters around 6 in the evening.

"I WAS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM WITH SEÇİL ERZAN"

I was in the conference room with Erzan for at most 5-10 minutes.
Tanju Kaya said that no conclusion could be reached in the meeting with Seçil Erzan, that figures were circulating, and that although Erzan went to her house to get the documents, she did not provide consistent information, but a final agreement could not be reached.
I went to Erzan and said: Please tell them what is true so that people are not victimized.
"The word embezzlement never crossed my mind.
I wanted her to tell the absolute truth.
I saw Erzan for the first and last time since 2019 on April 9, 2023, for about 5-10 minutes. Neither I nor any of my employees were deprived of our liberty. I did not come across any information that she used the word "embezzlement" in the statements she made after the incident came to light.

"I DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE DOCUMENTS SHE BROUGHT"

I did not apply any pressure on her. I made a suggestion to tell the truth.
I did not even look at the documents Seçil Erzan brought. Meanwhile, the investigation into the suspicion that Erzan was arrested under pressure from bank officials has been completed. It was stated that Erzan was accused of defrauding 29 trusted funds, including celebrities such as Fatih Terim, Arda Turan, Fernando Muslera, Emre Belözoğlu, and Selçuk İnan. It was stated that these individuals were defrauded of an average of 25 million dollars and 7 million 384 thousand liras.
Contradictions in Erzan's Testimony: In her statement to the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Seçil Erzan claimed that bank officials pressured her and that she was arrested. In the statement, she said that Denizbank Europe 1 Regional Manager Selmin Tekin came to her house in Çorlu accompanied by bodyguards and that these people used bank vehicles.
Erzan later claimed that she was taken to the main branch of Denizbank, where a serum was administered to her arm, and she was pressured to say that she was operating outside the bank. The investigation revealed many contradictions in Erzan's statement.
When the correspondence with Sermin Tekin was examined, no definitive and convincing evidence was found that Erzan was deprived of her liberty by the bank. Although Denizbank explained the actual banking transactions to each of the complainants in detail, it was announced that no evidence was found to support Erzan's claims. As a result of the investigation, it was learned that there was no concrete evidence that Denizbank supported Seçil Erzan; on the contrary, Denizbank officials filed a criminal complaint against Erzan.
Therefore, it was determined that there was no ground for criminal prosecution regarding Erzan's allegations.

News Source: 12punto