Seçil Erzan case: Ali Yörük's international travel traffic revealed
International travel records have emerged for Ali Yörük, who is currently in custody and allegedly has significant ties to bank manager Seçil Erzan, who is being tried on charges of defrauding several well-known figures in the sports community by promising them high-interest funds. It was determined that Yörük traveled to Bulgaria 42 times between 2019 and March 2023, returning to the country the following day each time.
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New details have emerged in the multi-million dollar fraud case involving Seçil Erzan and 6 other defendants.
As part of the ongoing investigation, efforts regarding Ali Yörük, who is in custody on charges of "Fraud by persons who are merchants or company managers or acting on behalf of a company; or by cooperative managers within the scope of the cooperative's activities," have drawn attention.
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SEÇİL ERZAN AND ALİ YÖRÜK
According to Seçil Erzan's claims, she had paid back more than the money she received from Ali Yörük. According to the allegations in Erzan's statement, she would send Ali Yörük to collect money from some of the clients she had received funds from. One of these was the wife of complainant Bülent Çeviker, İnci Çeviker.
In her statement, Seçil Erzan said, "He took 2 million 200 thousand dollars from İnci Çeviker outside the bank. He took 400 thousand dollars for himself. He brought the rest to me. I gave Ali Yörük a lot of money. I made very large payments, especially in 2021 and 2022."
INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED INTO ALİ YÖRÜK
Following these statements, the Financial Crimes Bureau teams launched a comprehensive investigation into Ali Yörük upon the instructions of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
In his statement, Ali Yörük denied Seçil Erzan's allegations; however, an examination of his assets revealed a notable increase in real estate holdings for both himself and his wife, Aslı Yörük, in 2021 and 2022.
It was determined that between 2019 and 2023, Ali Yörük exited through Kapıkule and entered Bulgaria 42 times. After each departure, Yörük returned to the country the following day.
CLOSE TO THE DATES PROVIDED BY COMPLAINANTS
It was noted that some of the departure dates of Ali Yörük, who claimed in his statement that he went to Bulgaria for day trips to have fun, were close to the dates when Seçil Erzan received large sums of money from complainants. According to the information obtained, Galatasaray's Uruguayan goalkeeper Fernando Muslera gave 700 thousand dollars to Seçil Erzan in December 2022.
Ali Yörük appears to have traveled abroad on December 16 at 19:22. He returned to the country one day later.
NOTABLE DATES
For example, complainant Ömer Kahraman gave 300 thousand dollars to Seçil Erzan on January 9, 2023. Again, on January 13, Buse Terim's relative Terim Arıcan gave a sum of money to Seçil Erzan to complete the 300 thousand dollars in the alleged private fund.
Ali Yörük had a notable international departure that very month, on January 13, 2023. Ali Yörük, who left Turkey at 17:26, re-entered Turkey the next morning at 05:40.
REPORT ADDED TO THE FILE
A preliminary investigation report prepared regarding Ali Yörük has been added to the case file.
A note stating 'Work regarding Ali Yörük is ongoing' was added to the file.