Shocking claim about Seçil Erzan from Nazlı Can: 'She used her femininity from time to time'

12punto.com.tr / Müslim SARIYAR

The high-interest foreign currency fund incident, known publicly as the 'Fatih Terim Fund', continues to maintain its place on the agenda.

The prosecutor's interrogation of Nazlı Can, who is accused in the indictment of "Fraud by Persons Who Are Merchants or Company Managers or Acting on Behalf of a Company, During Commercial Activities, or by Cooperative Managers Within the Scope of Cooperative Activities" and is mentioned in 3 separate incidents, has emerged.

In her testimony, questioned by the prosecutor's office on April 28, 2023, Nazlı Can said, "I did not know that Seçil Erzan was doing something illegal. She told me, 'There is a fund with high returns, invest your money and you will earn too.' I invested money in this fund, and I even took out loans from time to time and gave them to Seçil to invest. A few days ago, I sold my car and paid off my loan debts. I have never defrauded anyone."

'I NEVER RECEIVED MONEY FROM ANYONE'

When asked by the prosecutor, "Have you ever received money from any person under Seçil's direction until now?", she replied, "No, I never received money from anyone."

Then, when asked, "Do you know Terim Arıcan? Terim Arıcan stated in his declaration that you were there when he handed over money to Seçil Erzan and that you would deliver the money to the treasury together. What do you have to say?", she gave the following answer:

"I know Terim Arıcan. Once when I went to see Seçil, she introduced me to Terim Arıcan. She had already introduced me to Fatih Terim before that. Terim Arıcan brought and gave money to Seçil Erzan. But Seçil did not tell Terim in my presence that we would deposit this money together. I did not hear such a thing."

During the interrogation, the prosecutor asked Nazlı Can, "Do you know a person named Deniz Güzel?" Can replied, "I know him because he is the doctor of Seçil's mother. He is a cardiologist. Later, I also had an examination. In the following process, Seçil Erzan called me and said, 'Deniz will also invest money in the fund, I am a banker, he cannot deposit money into my account, let him deposit it into your account.' On a date I cannot remember, she called me to the bank. I withdrew the money sent to my account by Deniz Güzel and delivered it to Seçil Erzan."

THEY GAVE CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS

One of the questions in the interrogation was about a person named Cüneyt Demir. The prosecutor asked Nazlı Can if she knew this person and if she had received money in the Grand Bazaar. Nazlı Can replied to this question, "I do not know the person named Cüneyt Demir, but I have gone to the Grand Bazaar with Seçil and received money from some people, but I do not know who these people are."

Upon Nazlı Can giving a contradictory statement, the prosecutor asked, "You said earlier that you had never received money from anyone, but you are stating that you received money from people you did not know in the Grand Bazaar with Seçil. What do you have to say about the contradiction?"

'I RECEIVED THE MONEY FROM THE DIAMOND DEALER'

Upon this question, Nazlı Can said, “Seçil has taken me to places from time to time and received money from some people. I am Seçil's closest friend, but I do not know from whom, where, when, or how much money she received. My receiving money from some people from time to time happened in this way. More accurately, I only received money once by myself from a diamond dealer named Ömer Pırlanta at the Çorlu Orion Shopping Mall and delivered it to Seçil. Other than that, I did not receive money from anyone by myself.”

'SHE USED HER FEMININITY FROM TIME TO TIME'

Claiming that Seçil always received the money in the places they went together, Nazlı Can continued her testimony as follows:

"I do not know what promises Seçil made to whom. I did not defraud anyone. Seçil Erzan made various promises while defrauding people. She also used her femininity from time to time. She even tried to gain prestige by introducing me as a wealthy person to people around her from time to time using my name. Even in 2010, she told a person from Çorlu that I had houses in Tarabya, took the person to Tarabya, showed them around, influenced them, and took money. I do not accept the accusations against me," she said.

'THERE IS NO INTENT TO COMMIT A CRIME'

Nazlı Can's lawyers made the following statement:

"Our client, Nazlı Can, realized at the last moment that she was being used by Seçil Erzan. Seçil Erzan grew up in Istanbul and is a person with a high level of education. She is running a bank single-handedly. Nazlı Can's situation is clear. Ultimately, the provisions regarding error should be applied here.

It is true that Nazlı Can appears to have participated in a number of actions, but there is no intent to commit a crime. Seçil Erzan created the impression that she was doing a legal job on the suspect by saying that she would carry out operations related to money as a bank manager. Even the Denizbank management could not notice this situation and promoted Seçil Erzan from the Florya branch to the Büyükdere branch. For this reason, we request her release," they said.