Verdict announced in the Seçil Erzan case: 102 years and 2 months in prison

With the promise of a high-yield private fund, among those including Arda Turan, Fernando Muslera, Emre Belözoğlu, and Fatih Terim, the former Florya Branch Manager Seçil Erzan, who has been in custody since April 11, 2023, on charges of defrauding 41 people,The trial continued at the Istanbul 41st High Criminal Court.

The only detained defendant in the case, Seçil Erzan, was brought to the hearingunder gendarmerie escort. The hearing was attended by non-detained defendants Ali Yörük, Atilla Yörük, Nazlı Can, Asiye Öztürk and the lawyers for the partieswere present.

At the hearing, the statements of the defendant and the lawyers regarding theprosecutor's opinionwere heard. In theprosecutor's opinion, it was requested that Seçil Erzan be sentenced tobetween 50 years and 6 months and 342 years for the crimes of "qualified fraud" and"forgery of private documents."Seçil Erzanresponded to the prosecutor's opinion.made her defense. Denying theallegationsagainst her, Erzan stated, "I never mentioned a fund to anyone, and I did not persuade the football players. How can I explain that I do not have a single lira of anyone's money?

I fell into aspiral.Iscreamed at the top of my lungs,IA loan shark threw my mother, who is 99 percent disabled, out onto the street because he took a lower interestrate.Why isno one doing anything about this? They threw my mother out on the street because I paid a lower interest rate. I had to generate money for everyone.I couldn't make anyone believe anything. I couldn't escape. Everyone claimed to be owed money by me. Yes, there are those who are owed money. But did I take everyone's money?" she said.

"ARDA TURAN IS NOT OWED A SINGLE PENNY BY ME"

Her house rent could not pay, Erzan stated, "I did not want anyone to gain any benefit from me, nor did I gain any benefit. If I had profited from this much money, I would have paid my rent. I would have paid my rent." I could not pay.

Would I ask people for a 5 thousand TL loan? Arda Turan is not owed a single penny by me. Why is he not telling the truth? I did not persuade them for a fund; if they gave money for a fund, they must have given it to the bank. I was not touching the money. When I saw the money, I was afraid. The total amount owed to the complainants is not 30 million dollars, but 19.2 million dollars,” she said.

"I REQUEST HOUSE ARREST"

Following the statements from the lawyers, before the verdict was delivered, Erzan was asked for her final words: "There werecontradictions, but I always tried to tell thetruth. Today,in this file, there are people I have nevermet, who are involved in receivingoff-the-books money."people whopersuaded others, and I see that there are people who received more than their principal investment. Irequest house arrest.

If I were toflee, I would have fledalready. I want to seemy mother,” she said. Theother defendants requested their acquittal.

102-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR SEÇİL ERZAN

Following the defense statements and testimonies, the court took a recess to announce its verdict. After the recess, the court panel read its decision, sentencing SeSeçil Erzanwas sentenced to 102 years, 2 months, and 2 days in prison for the crimes of"qualified fraud"and "forgery of official documents."The courthanded down thissentence.

It was observed thatSeçil Erzan,who listened to the reading of the verdictin tears,had difficulty standing.Erzan, who stood by holding onto the arm of her lawyer,lost her balance from time to time. During this, the gendarmes standing next to her assisted Erzan.