200 kilograms of gold were found in his aunt's house: Özcan Halaç and his wife, arrested in the gold refinery operation, have been released
An operation was carried out last October against the Istanbul Gold Refinery, which ranked fifth on the list of Turkey's 500 largest industrial companies with a turnover of 142 billion. Within the scope of that operation, 20 people were arrested.
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During the operation in October, the aunt of Halaç, in whose house 200 kilograms of gold were found, was also detained. It was claimed that the gold found was inherited from his father, Fazıl Halaç.
Retired judge Kerim Yılmaz announced in a post on his social media account that Özcan Halaç and his wife Zeynep Başak Halaç, who were arrested in such a major operation, were quietly released and will complete their sentences under house arrest.
The mountain gave birth to a mouse in the Istanbul Gold Refinery investigation!
— Kerim Yılmaz (@KERIMYILMAZ0646) April 2, 2026
Özcan Halaç and his wife have been released!
Was it a settlement, a bargain, or what happened?
Was it solved to find a solution to the gold shortage, or was it solved in another way?@itokurumsal @adalet_bakanlik @HMBakanligi
Before the Halaç couple, the company's CEO, Ayşen Esen, had been released some time ago. The suspects are accused of defrauding the public through a series of irregular transactions.
ALLEGATION OF 'DEFRAUDING THE CENTRAL BANK'
The suspects are accused of causing losses to the Central Bank through a series of irregular export transactions. The investigation process is still ongoing. After the operation against the Istanbul Gold Refinery, operations were also carried out against other firms.