Another name involved in the Terim Fund: The striking Ünal Aysal detail

The name of former Galatasaray president Ünal Aysal's company has also been linked to documents allegedly produced by Denizbank branch manager Seçil Erzan in the high-interest, foreign currency-based fund case publicly known as the "Fatih Terim Fund."

According to a report by Can Bursalı from Gazete Duvar, one of the documents Bahçekapılı submitted to the bank was a screenshot of an email sent to him by Erzan. In this email, it is seen that Erzan used the Denizbank stamp she signed and that a payment of 1 million 400 thousand dollars was made.

The sender field of the email contains a username with a Denizbank extension, while the recipient field contains a username with a UNIT extension. The subject line of the email includes the note 'Bulk Payment Status Information'.

The name of Volkan Bahçekapılı, which does not appear in the sender and recipient fields, is mentioned in the email as follows:

"Dear authorized person, 17.03.2023 efyt has been concluded. Payment details are listed."

"ERZAN COMMITTED FORGERY"

The bank's inspection board report emphasizes that Bahçekapılı did not notice the easily detectable discrepancies. The report also states that Erzan forged a real email image to create a fake document and that she signed the documents herself.

The UNIT Group, to which the email was sent, belongs to former Galatasaray President Ünal Aysal. Aysal, together with his international partners in the UNIT Group, carries out energy investments in Iran.

"NOT A FUND, BUT FRAUD"

Capital Markets Board (SPK) Chairman İbrahim Ömer Gönül, in his remarks regarding the case known as the "high-profit secret fund," stated: "The incident in question is a fraud case. According to Capital Markets legislation, this is not a fund; it is entirely fraud."

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS MADE BY UNIT GROUP REGARDING THE ALLEGATIONS

Dear Member of the Press

A need for a statement has arisen due to our company's name being involved via social media in documents allegedly produced by former Denizbank Levent Branch Manager Seçil Erzan, who is being tried while in custody for allegedly defrauding numerous football players and business people.

Denizbank is among the banks that Unit Group works with in our financial activities in Turkey. However, this displayed information and document is completely untrue.

Our company and our executives have no acquaintance with the accused individuals, nor do they have any connection to the fake documents and transactions displayed. We consider it our duty to share with the public our regret and sadness regarding the use of our companies' names in such a fraud incident.

Sincerely