Many messages recovered from Seçil Erzan's broken phone
A major development has occurred in the fraud case that has gripped Turkey. The expert examination of the phone that Seçil Erzan broke before being taken into custody, and which was subsequently repaired to recover 180,000 WhatsApp messages, has been completed. The details inside the broken mobile phone have emerged. Messages between Seçil Erzan and many individuals, including Fatih Terim, Fulya Terim, and Arda Turan, have been recovered. The report regarding the content of the 180,000 messages has been sent to the Istanbul 41st High Criminal Court, where the case is being heard.
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The highly anticipated examination of Seçil Erzan's broken phone in the fraud case that has shaken Turkey has been completed. A 553-page report on the mobile phone records, analyzed by an expert, has been finalized.
WHAT WAS FOUND ON THE BROKEN PHONE
The expert examined 181,538 messages sent to and from 972 different accounts and numbers. Of these messages, 176,095 were WhatsApp messages, 2,284 were Instagram messages, 450 were iMessages, and 2,709 were SMS and recent messages. All messages were examined one by one.
DELETED PHOTOS
Erzan's 59,027 photos were also examined. Deleted photos were recovered by the expert and cataloged. Additionally, 2,175 voice recordings, 793 videos, and 19 notes on the phone were examined in detail.
MESSAGES WITH MANY NAMES RECOVERED
All messages were examined individually. Messages exchanged with 74 different people, including Fatih Terim, Arda Turan, Fulya Terim, Emre Belözoğlu, and Emre Çolak, were analyzed and transcribed one by one without losing their context.
SEARCHED FOR GEORGIAN CURRENCY
The report also included details about Erzan's internet history. It was determined that Erzan had searched for terms such as "money from Georgia," "currency in Georgia," "how many TL is a kg of gold," "kg gold," and "how many TL is 1 kg of gold" in search engines.
SIM CARD COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED
Regarding the SIM card examined alongside the phone, the expert noted that they attempted the two 4-digit PIN codes provided by Erzan, but the SIM card could not be unlocked. The expert stated in the report that they could not access the content because they were unable to crack the SIM card using forensic software.
HERE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS
The expert report provides detailed accounts of the messages Seçil Erzan exchanged with many complainants. The recovered messages include conversations with Fatih Terim, his wife Fulya Terim, and Arda Turan. Here are some of those details.
Correspondence between Seçil Erzan and Fulya Terim on January 24, 2023.
Fulya Terim : Fulya Terim, your foreign currency sale transaction in the amount of 16,000.00 USD has been completed on 24.01.2023....
Greetings, Seçil, I received a message like this.
Seçil Erzan : I had it sent to your account, Mrs. Fulya. We might have such surprises in pieces like this from time to time.
Fulya Terim : Ha ha
Correspondence on 26.01.2023...
Seçil Erzan : I discussed a matter with Nur today; she will talk to you. If we can do that, we will have acquired something very substantial.
Fulya Terim : OK, I will talk to her.
Seçil Erzan : I don't know how we will do it, but no one else but you can do it.
Fulya Terim : Okay dear, Nur is coming, we will talk. Please let me know when the transfer happens.
Correspondence on 23.02.2023...
Fulya Terim : Dear Mr. Terim, there is a delay regarding your consumer loan product. We would like to remind you that payment must be made to avoid late interest. If payment has been made, please disregard this... Good morning.. I received a message like this.
Seçil Erzan : I am calling you immediately.
CORRESPONDENCE WITH FATİH TERİM
When the messages on the phone were examined, the dialogues between Seçil Erzan and Fatih Terim, whom she saved as "Fatih Terim New," were included in the expert report. Here are some of those exchanges...
Correspondence on 4.10.2021...
Fatih Terim : Dear Customer, on 04.10.2021, a time deposit account was opened from the account numbered ... at the Bakırköy Private Banking Center Branch for 3,889,577.08 TRY. The time deposit interest rate is 17.6%, and the maturity date is 05.10.2021. Your net interest gain at maturity is 1,781.74 TRY.
Seçil Erzan : Coach, I made it a daily deposit so that if the club sends it tomorrow, we can complete it to 4.
Fatih Terim : Did we take the 20 thousand dollars from here?
Seçil Erzan : Shall I call you if you are available?
Fatih Terim : OK
Seçil Erzan : We had a return of 4,067,412 TL today, I had 177,834 TL (20 thousand USD) taken out of it, and I put the remaining 3,889,577 TL into a daily deposit. When the club sends it, we will add it to this amount today or tomorrow and tie it up, and we will put the amount we need to set aside into the fund, Coach.
Fatih Terim : Okay, Seçil Hanım, whatever you decided is fine, okay.
Seçil Erzan : Best regards, Coach.
ARDA TURAN: "IF I DON'T BURN EVERYTHING..."
The recovered messages also include correspondence between Seçil Erzan and Arda Turan. In the correspondence on March 10, 2023, the following dialogue takes place between the two.
Arda Turan : I don't trust you one bit. You tell me you are in Çorlu, but you are getting a signature from Coach Fatih.
Seçil Erzan : Please trust me. I went to get it and came back.
Arda Turan : I don't buy any of it when you say you will come in the evening and then say I will go to Coach Fatih. Don't worry.
Seçil Erzan : No, Arda, everything is getting tangled up.
Arda Turan : You put me in a state I have never been in in my life. Wednesday was the end for me.
Seçil Erzan : I still stand by my word.
Arda Turan : And I will do exactly what I said; that money will not come this evening.
Seçil Erzan : If it doesn't come, we will go together.
Arda Turan : You stalled us.
Seçil Erzan : I didn't stall you.
Arda Turan : You made me lose my temper, let's see what happens.
Seçil Erzan : Don't lose it, please don't. Don't ruin what has been done.
Arda Turan : Is my money coming today or not? 400 (you couldn't get it, make sure it comes out today).
Seçil Erzan : I will take it and bring it to Okan, Arda.
Arda Turan : I transferred 15 million dollars in cash to you without a signature or record. I am going to take the money to my room. If I don't burn everything, I am a son of a... You stall us, huh...
Seçil Erzan : Don't burn it, you have two children.
Arda Turan : Who is responsible for this business? Send me their number immediately. You liar.
Seçil Erzan : I am the only one responsible.
Arda Turan : What did you do with my money? Who are you stalling?
Seçil Erzan : May God damn me, I am not stalling you.