Seçil Erzan blames the bank and those who collected interest! 'If an audit had been conducted, the footballers wouldn't have come'

Müslim SARIYAR/12punto.com.tr

The third hearing has begun in the fraud case where former Denizbank branch manager Seçil Erzan collected money from many people in the football and business worlds under the name of the 'Fatih Terim Fund' with the promise of high profits.

Taking the floor at the hearing held at the Istanbul 41st High Criminal Court, Seçil Erzan said, "Ayhan Akman, Metin Taş, Semih Kaya, Süleyman Aslan, and Fırat Özdemir received high interest from me. I want them to be found. Let the HTS records, MASAK report, and bank transactions be examined. Those people gave the money because I was working as a bank manager in Florya. If I hadn't worked at that bank, neither Selçuk İnan nor Semih Kaya would have given me that money."

Erzan continued her defense as follows;

WHEN THE TRUNK WAS OPENED, MONEY WAS BEING SCRAMBLED FOR!

"When the trunk was opened, money was being scrambled for. My life has no value. I am paying the price for these things. Let everything come to light.

The bank had the opportunity to notice this. If an audit had been conducted, Bülent Çeviker and Emre Çolak would not have come to the bank. These things would not have happened.

This money is not with me. If I were a woman from Trabzon, if I had bodyguards behind me, these things wouldn't have happened to me. They came to my house on April 8 and beat me. These are the goods of a sinking ship. There are real victims in this case. Emre Belözoğlu's money was distributed to 10 people."

Following Seçil Erzan, complainant Nuraş Şengüler began to testify.

SEMİH KAYA: I HAVE RECEIVED 3.5 MILLION DOLLARS SO FAR

Semih Kaya testified as a witness in the fund case. Kaya said the following in his statement;

"My account has been at Denizbank since 2011. I gave 300 thousand dollars from my private banking account to the investment fund in April 2022. I received a paper with Denizbank written on it and her signature. I broke my money from the Currency Protected Deposit and handed it over to Seçil Erzan. I converted 1 million 200 thousand Euros into dollars and handed it over to her. She was appointed to Levent, maybe in August. I was playing abroad. I sent money from my 2.2 million euro account in the Czech Republic. I don't remember the exact date. There were times I received money. I have received 3.5 million dollars so far. I received it in pieces. When I deposited it, Seçil Erzan was by my side. I deposited all the money I received into my account. I only made a 100 thousand dollar commission payment in cash for a house; I bought the house in Bodrum with the money in my account.

"I DECIDED NOT TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST ATİLLA BALTAŞ"

On November 15, she made a payment of 200 thousand dollars. Later, I deposited this money into the account. It remained in the back seat of the car. When she said 'keep the bag with you,' I put the bag in the car. It was a blue laptop bag. She started to weave something. One is inevitably wary. I called Seçil Erzan. She later said the bag belonged to Atilla Baltaş. Seçil Erzan told me to file a lawsuit and be a complainant. I called Atilla Baltaş. Then we met. We met at the office. He said that his bag had been stolen in the car before, and that the foreign currency had been stolen. That's why he said he had a GPS installed in the bag. Later, he showed me the criminal complaint regarding this incident. I decided not to file a lawsuit against Atilla Baltaş."

THE PRESIDING JUDGE ASKED SEMİH KAYA: WHY DID YOU GO TO SEÇİL ERZAN'S HOUSE?

During the hearing, the Presiding Judge asked questions to Semih Kaya. The dialogue between Kaya and the Presiding Judge is as follows;

Presiding Judge: Why did you go to Seçil Erzan's house?

Semih Kaya: She called me. I stayed for 15 minutes. We talked. She said everything would go well. I left after 15 minutes.

Presiding Judge: How much money do you have left?

Semih Kaya: I have 500 thousand dollars left. She said I was owed 10 million. She sent screenshots. We talked on bank phones.

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH HER MATH!

Semih Kaya gave the following response to the Presiding Judge's question, "Seçil Erzan received the highest amount of money from the fund from Semih Kaya";

"There is no problem between us. I guess there is a problem with her math. A plot is constantly being planned by her. We met with Seçil Erzan while her fiancé Candaş Gürol was there. I never mentioned Fırat Özdemir."

SEÇİL ERZAN INTERVENED

While Semih Kaya was testifying as a witness, Seçil Erzan intervened and asked, "I just want her to tell me whether Semih said this sentence: 'This money has to come to me, no matter what, I don't accept this. Did he definitely say this money will come to me or not?'"

Kaya replied to Erzan with the words, "I didn't say it. I have played football here for 10 years. This will be understood when looking at the contracts I made. Who is Seçil Erzan to make me buy a house? I never used such an expression."

I THOUGHT SHE WAS CHEATING ON ME

Seçil Erzan's former fiancé, Lawyer Candaş Gürol, also testified as a witness. Gürol, who is also Fatih Terim's lawyer, said the following;

"Seçil was a successful woman who was loved by those around her. I had also met her family. She had just been appointed to the bank. She was a popular name as a good manager. We were happy. We didn't have any problems. We were going for walks. We couldn't meet towards the end of December. Her phone was constantly online. Honestly, I thought she was cheating on me. Our relationship was strained due to these stresses.

I had an emotional relationship with Seçil. But around this time last year, that is, at the end of December and the beginning of January, everything turned upside down. Secret phone calls started. We couldn't meet. Honestly, I thought she was cheating on me. And finally, we reached the point of separation. I was very angry that we ended up like this when everything was going well. İbrahim Çağlar is both my client and an old friend. One day, İbrahim Abi called me to his office and said he wanted to deposit his money abroad into Seçil Erzan's private fund. And he wanted to bring 3 million dollars through me. Of course, I was uncomfortable, but I couldn't refuse. When the money arrived, İbrahim Abi was out of town for a funeral. Seçil called and asked me to take the money. Believe me, I was extremely uncomfortable, but I took it. That is all there is to the incident."

"WE TALKED WITH FATİH TERİM!"

The Presiding Judge asked Candaş Gürol some questions. The dialogue between Gürol and the Presiding Judge is as follows;

Presiding Judge: You stated in your testimony that you were resentful towards Fatih Terim because you were unaware of these events even though you were his lawyer.

Atty. Candaş Gürol: I spoke too emotionally. We also talked with Fatih Hoca. He explained that he was also a victim.

Presiding Judge: Did Fatih Terim mention the fund to you?

Atty. Candaş Gürol: No, he just said he deposited money in the bank.

A 45-minute break was given to the hearing.

Details to follow...