Money transfers between Semih Kaya and Ali Yörük revealed

Müslim SARIYAR/12punto.com.tr

New details have emerged in the investigation regarding former footballer Semih Kaya, who was not included in the indictment of the case involving 18 victims—including famous sports figures Arda Turan, Emre Belözoğlu, Fernando Muslera, and Selçuk İnan—where bank branch manager Seçil Erzan is the primary defendant in the high-yield fund fraud case. It was revealed that Semih Kaya, whose name was mentioned in Seçil Erzan's statements, had testified as a "complainant" during the investigation phase of the incident.

ACCOUNT ACTIVITIES EXAMINED

Testifying as part of the investigation, Seçil Erzan had made shocking allegations against Semih Kaya and his manager Fırat Özdemir. Erzan claimed that she had received 3 million 200 thousand dollars from Semih Kaya and had paid the entire amount back to him. Furthermore, stating that she sent money to Semih Kaya through Ali Yörük, Seçil Erzan claimed that Semih Kaya threatened her to get more money and that she could not escape his grasp. Following this statement by Seçil Erzan, Ali Yörük's testimony was taken, and all account activities involving Semih Kaya were examined.

Upon these allegations by Seçil Erzan, the Public Prosecutor's Office asked Ali Yörük during his interrogation: "Do you know Semih Kaya? Was any money sent by or to Semih Kaya?" Ali Yörük gave the following answer to this question: "I am very confused about this. Money was sent to my account by Semih Kaya. However, I have no knowledge of this money. From time to time, when I went to see Seçil, she would have me sign some receipts at the bank. It is likely that money was sent to me by Semih Kaya without my knowledge. It has also been determined that I sent money to Semih Kaya, but this is not true either. I neither sent money to Semih Kaya nor received money from him."

ACCOUNTS EXAMINED

Following these details, research began into whether Semih Kaya and Ali Yörük had bank accounts. The work revealed that Ali Yörük had an account opened at the Denizbank branch in Çorlu on December 26, 2005. In the examined account activities of Ali Yörük, it was seen that there had been no activity since 2020 and that the account was closed. Continued investigations revealed that there were money transfers between Ali Yörük and Semih Kaya, who was also a bank customer.

SEMİH KAYA SENT MONEY TO YÖRÜK

In the investigation regarding Semih Kaya, it was found that Kaya's account at the Denizbank Levent Branch was opened on August 17, 2016. In the examination of Semih Kaya's account activities; on September 1, 2022, 920 thousand Euros were transferred to Semih Kaya's account from Commerzbank A.G. On September 21, 2022, he transferred 350 thousand dollars from this amount to Ali Yörük's account.

ALİ YÖRÜK FOOTAGE IN THE INVESTIGATION

Camera footage was accessed at the bank where Ali Yörük, who claimed in his testimony that he did not send money to Semih Kaya, went for the transaction. The investigation revealed that 6 days after this transfer, on September 27, 2022, at 14:24, Ali Yörük came to the Denizbank Levent Branch and deposited 465 thousand dollars in cash into Semih Kaya's account. This event was confirmed by the obtained camera footage. In the footage, Ali Yörük is seen arriving at the branch with a backpack containing money and leaving after depositing the money into Semih Kaya's account.

DEPOSITED A SECOND TIME

On the same day, September 27, 2022, at 16:05, Ali Yörük came to the Denizbank Levent branch again and deposited 260 thousand dollars in cash into Semih Kaya's account. In the obtained camera footage, Ali Yörük is seen entering the bank with a bag full of money. He is seen leaving the branch after depositing the money. All these obtained camera images have been added to the investigation file.

SEMİH KAYA PAYS FOR A VILLA

Semih Kaya sent the total of 725 thousand dollars deposited into his account in two transactions to the company Öztek Yapı A.Ş. on September 27, 2022, from the account where he sold foreign currency, with the description "Down payment for ID Bodrum Villa No. 9," in the amount of 13 million 371 thousand 825 TL.

INVESTIGATION CONTINUES FOR BOTH

All these findings were explained and listed one by one in the investigation file. It was stated that work regarding Ali Yörük continues as part of the investigation. On the other hand, a separate investigation had been opened for Semih Kaya, who was not mentioned in the indictment but was questioned as a complainant. The name of Ayhan Akman is also mentioned in the scope of this investigation.

News Source: Müslim Sarıyar