Indictment prepared in 'FETÖ' investigation into Maydonoz Döner: Prevention of financing of terrorism
The 281-page indictment prepared by the prosecutor's office states that the organization sought to revitalize its current operational activities within the country, continued to implement the secrecy strategy it had maintained for many years, and used new organizational terminology in this context.
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The "FETÖ" investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into the döner chain, for which the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) was appointed as trustee, has been completed regarding 70 suspects, 46 of whom are in custody.
The indictment, which states that FETÖ was seeking new methods for financing and exercising maximum caution in its measures to avoid detection, included the finding that "the business named Maydonoz Döner, which grants franchises through a system owned by Somca Gıda Dağıtım ve Pazarlama AŞ based in Istanbul, had official/unofficial partners or family relatives of some of its branches across Turkey and abroad selected from individuals affiliated with FETÖ, and that in addition to the legal partners of the companies acquiring franchise rights, individuals with criminal records for FETÖ-affiliated crimes were made unofficial partners in the company in exchange for determined fees behind the scenes."
The indictment requests that the 70 suspects, 46 of whom are in custody, be sentenced to between 14 years and 2 months and 28 years and 4 months in prison for the crimes of "being a member of an armed terrorist organization" and "violating the Law on the Prevention of the Financing of Terrorism."
The indictment also stated that a decision of non-prosecution was issued for 8 suspects regarding the aforementioned crimes.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Within the scope of the investigation, it was previously determined that company officials, for whom a trustee was appointed by the TMSF, had carried out money transfers from their own accounts and company accounts to many individuals, including soldiers, teachers, and public officials dismissed by decree-laws (KHK) who were affiliated with FETÖ, under descriptions such as donations, profit shares, share prices, and hand-delivered loans, in order to increase their ties of belonging to the organization and prevent them from breaking away from it.
In ongoing efforts, reports from the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) prepared for 74 branches of the restaurant chain were examined in detail. It was determined that in a total of 29 branches, employment was provided through unofficial partnerships to individuals who had undergone FETÖ investigations and had no partnership information or Social Security Institution (SGK) records. Operations were organized to apprehend the suspects identified in the investigation.
On February 21, the TMSF was appointed as trustee by court order to 21 companies operating under the "Maydonoz Döner" brand.