Fatih Terim breaks his silence on the Seçil Erzan case! 'Those who drag my name into this...'

The case of former branch manager Seçil Erzan, who faces a potential 226-year prison sentence for allegedly defrauding 18 people from the worlds of sports and business with the promise of high returns, has become a major topic of discussion in Turkey.

The case, publicly known as the 'Fatih Terim Fund', involves the names of Arda Turan, Emre Belözoğlu, Fernando Muslera, Volkan Bahçekapılı, Buse Terim, and Selçuk İnan.

FIRST STATEMENT FROM TERİM

Breaking his silence on the matter, manager Fatih Terim stated, "I am launching the greatest legal battle in history." 

According to a report by Ferit Zengin from Milliyet, Terim said, "Those who have found an opportunity to vent their years-long Fatih Terim complex are trying to drag me into a case I have no connection to. I have nothing to receive and nothing to give. I am launching the greatest legal battle in history against those who drag my name into this. They should be prepared."

USURY INVESTIGATION OPENED AGAINST 11 PEOPLE

It has emerged that an investigation has been opened for "usury" against 11 people, including former footballer Semih Kaya, his agent Fırat Özdemir, and manager Ayhan Akman, who were determined to have received money from banker Seçil Erzan—who is being held in custody along with six others for allegedly defrauding 29 people, including famous footballers and businesspeople, of 43 million 920 thousand dollars and 15 million 625 thousand lira according to a BDDK report, through a "ponzi" system established under the guise of a so-called "highly profitable secret fund"—not only through usury methods but also through threats and pressure. Additionally, an investigation has been opened against five people, including Denizbank board member Hakan Ateş, for the crime of "deprivation of liberty."

In her statement, Erzan described the individuals who took extra money from her and sold her money through usury systems as follows:

“Atilla Baltaş has received money from me with compound interest on the funds he provided. I paid him 1,000,000 USD, which is far above the money Baltaş gave me. Furthermore, I definitely did not receive money from Baltaş under the name of a 'fund.' I strictly purchased money from Baltaş with interest because I had to pay the people I convinced under the name of a fund. However, Baltaş took back the money he gave me with 50 percent interest. He definitely victimized me. Moreover, in recent days, he pressured me at the bank to write documents. He took promissory notes from me stating that I owed money at the bank. None of the documents I gave to Baltaş reflect the truth. He had bought me a plane ticket to Şırnak Cizre in March to kidnap me. Or rather, he forced me to buy a plane ticket to Şırnak Cizre by phone. I had also collected money from complainants at that time. Baltaş wanted to smuggle me abroad with that money. I received 2,200,000 USD from Bülent Çeviker, but I have not made any payments to date. I was under great threat at the time I received money from Çeviker.

Specifically, Semih Kaya and Fırat Özdemir constantly threatened me by saying, ‘Your end is not good, why aren't you running away, you will be disgraced, you are evil-hearted, we will go to Hakan Ateş, I will get you fired, how can you look your mother in the face, your mother won't live after this, they won't let you live in Turkey, I have many connections, I know the head of the MIT, I know everyone in Turkey.’ In fact, Semih Kaya and Fırat Özdemir constantly came to my home in Göktürk at different times in February and March and said things like, ‘You cannot live here, we will do anything, we won't let you live.’ Fırat Özdemir especially threatened me. But of course, Semih Kaya also continued to threaten me every time he came.” She also mentioned Ayhan Akman, Süleyman Aslan, and Barış Tari as names who sold her money with interest, stating: “Ayhan Akman received more than he gave. I did not promise a fund to Akman either. I purchased money from him with interest, but he took back the money he gave with much higher interest. I definitely do not have any debt to Akman. On the contrary, I was owed a large amount by him.”