17-hour 'interrogation' yields 1-page statement: 'Someone is lying, but who?'

A discrepancy has been noted between the statement given to the prosecutor's office and the defense provided to Denizbank by Seçil Erzan, who is being held in custody for the high-interest foreign currency fund fraud case known publicly as the "Fatih Terim Fund."

Furthermore, it was alleged that Erzan's 17-hour 'defense' resulted in a statement that fit on a single A4 sheet of paper.

Sözcü columnist Aytunç Erkin obtained the statement Erzan gave to the bank. Pointing out that the meeting between the bank and Seçil Erzan lasted for 2 days and a total of 17 hours, yet resulted in only a 1-page statement, Erkin drew attention to the additional statement Erzan provided to the prosecutor's office.

"YOU MUST SAY THE ACTIONS DID NOT TAKE PLACE AT THE BANK"

Erkin highlighted that in her statement, Erzan claimed that on Saturday, April 8, the Denizbank Europe-1 Regional Manager came to her home in Çorlu, and the following day she was taken to the Denizbank General Directorate in Zincirlikuyu under the escort of security guards, where she handed over documents found at her home. Erkin also noted that Erzan claimed a voice recording was made and she was told, "You must say that you did not receive money at the bank and that the actions you took did not take place at the bank." Erkin then quoted the following section from the "information note on the meetings held with Seçil Erzan" prepared by the bank on May 26:

"CONSOLIDATED IN AN EXCEL TABLE"

"On April 9 and 10, 2023, before or during the meetings held with Seçil Erzan on the 18th floor of the Denizbank General Directorate building, no bag search or body search was conducted on the aforementioned person; nothing Seçil Erzan brought from home was examined, and no notebooks, agendas, etc., that she brought with her were taken from her. In these two days, Seçil Erzan summarized the system she had established, from whom she received how much money and how, how she made payments, and where she received and delivered the money. During the meeting, Seçil Erzan occasionally stated the amounts given and received regarding the individuals who were included in this structure, which she defined as a 'system,' by giving her cash and/or receiving cash from her. This information was consolidated in an Excel table by the Board of Inspectors."

"SOMEONE IS LYING, BUT WHO?"

Erkin stated, "There is a chasm between the statement Seçil Erzan gave to the bank and the second statement she gave to the prosecutor's office. In fact... there is also a serious difference between the bank's information note and what Erzan said."

Erkin wrote, "Someone is lying, but who? Also, it is surprising that only one A4 sheet of paper emerged as a result of a meeting that lasted approximately 17 hours over two days!"