Striking claim about Hamit Altıntop from former TFF employee: ‘He had me place bets on İddaa…’

A lawsuit was filed against Cemile Aylin Arslan, who worked as a technical director's assistant at the TFF, her mother S.A., and her cousin Hakan Gücün, on charges of 'qualified fraud' for allegedly emptying the accounts of Hamit Altıntop and his twin brother Halil Altıntop, who were playing for the A National Team at the time.

MONEY SENT TO DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS

According to the case file, Cemile Aylin Arslan was held in custody for about 4 months due to the fraud incident alleged to have taken place in 2007. According to the file, 120 thousand TL from Halil Altıntop's account and 307 thousand TL from Hamit Altıntop's account were sent to the accounts of nearly 10 people with whom Cemile Aylin Arslan and her cousin Gücün were in contact. Among those to whom money was sent were sometimes employees at the hair salon Arslan frequented.

‘HAMİT ALTINTOP HAD ME PLACE BETS ON İDDAA’

According to a report by Halk TV, Cemile Aylin Arslan, who faced up to 35 years in prison in the case heard at the Istanbul 2nd High Criminal Court, said, “Hamit Altıntop had me place bets on İddaa.” She stated, “The money sent to me was money sent for me to place bets on İddaa. I placed bets on İddaa with this money. Sometimes we won. Sometimes we lost.” Arslan requested that the HTS records and text messages between her and Altıntop be examined.

I DID NOT SHARE MY BANK DETAILS

Hamit Altıntop, who had previously stated in a testimony that he did not know Cemile Aylin Arslan, said that the phone calls he had with this person were for work-related reasons. Altıntop noted that he did not share his national ID number or bank account information with Arslan. Halil Altıntop, on the other hand, said, “The defendants acquired the bonuses accrued in our name without our knowledge.”

COURT CONFRONTED THE PARTIES

Following the trial, an acquittal was issued for the mother, S.A. The file of the fugitive Hakan Gücün was separated. The court issued an acquittal for Cemile Aylin Arslan. The HTS records between Hamit Altıntop and Cemile Aylin Arslan were influential in the acquittal decision. The reasoned decision stated, “In the face of the statements taken and the confrontation conducted, the HTS records between the parties were examined, and it was determined by the expert report obtained that there were communication records between the defendant and Hamit Altıntop, and that the data in the communication detection records and the message records in the message detection transcripts were perfectly consistent.”

COURT OF CASSATION UPHELD THE DECISION

The court's decision was taken to the Court of Cassation. The 2nd Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation upheld the acquittal. The confirmation decision also noted that there was consistency between the call records between Hamit Altıntop and Arslan and the money transfers.

HELD IN CUSTODY FOR 4 MONTHS DURING THE CASE

Cemile Aylin Arslan's lawyer, Ayhan Sağıroğlu, noted that his client lost her job at the TFF due to the aforementioned incident. Stating that the trial lasted for many years, Sağıroğlu expressed that with the finalization of the acquittal, they could file a lawsuit for compensation due to the time she spent in custody.