Number of victims in 'Fatih Terim Fund' case rises to 21

Former Denizbank Branch Manager Seçil Erzan was arrested on charges of defrauding 19 people, including names such as Arda Turan, Fernando Muslera, Emre Belözoğlu, and Selçuk İnan, of approximately 25 million dollars and 7 million 384 thousand liras with the promise of high foreign currency fund returns.

A new development has occurred in the case, and an indictment requesting consolidation was prepared by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

With the consolidation of the prepared indictments into the main case file, the number of victims has risen to 21.

"I HAVE KNOWN SEÇİL ERZAN FOR 10 YEARS"

In the prepared indictment, victims Deniz Gürel and Nuray Şengüler were included as 'complainants'.

In her statement, Şengüler stated that she had been a customer of the bank for 15 years and had known Seçil Erzan since she was appointed as the branch manager.

Şengüler said that when she went to the bank to withdraw money for hospital expenses due to her husband's illness in January 2022, she met with Erzan, and Erzan told her, "Nuray, you have a lot of hospital expenses. Your money is melting in your account; come, let's deposit your money into the bank's private and secret fund. 100-150 million is required for entry, but since I am the manager, I will try to get you into this fund. If necessary, I will lend you money, don't worry about it." Şengüler stated, "I accepted the offer and handed over 5 million liras and 56 thousand 600 dollars to Erzan in person. I left there and started waiting for the maturity date of the money. Later, when I went to the branch and asked about my money, she started using banking terms I didn't understand. At that time, there was a sale process for a business center in Gedikpaşa that was inherited from my husband's family. Erzan was also aware of this process. The business center was sold, and 5 million liras fell to our share; I handed this over in person as well. She said that I would get the first money I gave and the last money I gave back as a lump sum of 40 million liras. I handed over our assets to this person; my husband was bedridden, and we needed money. I have been victimized because I gave a total of 10 million liras and 56 thousand 600 dollars to Erzan," she recounted.

Furthermore, the assessment in the indictment noted that Erzan defrauded the complainant by taking 312 thousand dollars and committed the crimes of forgery of private documents.

CONVINCED HER BY SAYING SHE WOULD INVEST

In the prepared indictment, it was stated that Erzan convinced the complainant Deniz Gürel to deposit money into the fund by saying she would invest it, and defrauded her by taking delivery of 125 thousand dollars.

NUMBER OF COMPLAINANTS ROSE TO 21

The indictment sent to the Istanbul 41st High Criminal Court with a request for consolidation was accepted. Thus, the number of complainants in Seçil Erzan's case has risen to 21 within the framework of the consolidated files.

News Source: İHA