Seçil Erzan case: Fatih Terim files compensation lawsuit against Denizbank

Fatih Terim, whose adventure with Panathinaikos in Greece did not last long, has decided to initiate legal proceedings in the 'high-yield secret fund' case, which includes famous names from the sports world among its victims.

According to the report in Gazete Oksijen, the 70-year-old manager has filed a lawsuit for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages against the bank and those responsible.

The statement made through Fatih Terim's lawyers included the following:

"On behalf of our client Fatih Terim, a non-pecuniary damages lawsuit has been filed before the Istanbul Civil Courts of First Instance against Denizbank A.Ş. for the compensation of non-pecuniary damages suffered due to unfair attacks on his personal rights.

Furthermore, our client personally went to the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on June 2, 2023, of his own initiative and will, provided his statement as a complainant, and filed a criminal complaint against those who caused him harm.

Our client is a complainant in the aforementioned investigation. Upon the discovery in April 2023 that the deposit information provided to him by the person who was the branch manager of Denizbank A.Ş. at the relevant time and other bank employees did not reflect the truth, our client filed a complaint against those within Denizbank A.Ş. who have responsibility regarding this incident.

'OUR CLIENT WILL MAKE THE STATEMENT'

Finally, we would like to express the following: Our client Fatih Terim will make the necessary statement regarding all these matters when the time comes. Our client has specifically chosen not to make any statement regarding this matter, including groundless and baseless comments that intentionally target him, due to the respect he has shown for judicial processes to date and considering the sanctity of these processes. During this period, necessary statements and information regarding matters concerning our client will continue to be shared with the public by us, to the extent and at the times permitted by law."

UP TO 285 YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT SOUGHT FOR ERZAN

In the indictment where defendant Erzan faces 69 to 226 years in prison for the crimes of forgery of private documents and qualified fraud committed by merchants or company managers or persons acting on behalf of a company during their commercial activities, it was requested that defendants Ali Yörük, Kerem Can, Hüseyin Eligül, Nazlı Can, Atilla Yörük, and Asiye Öztürk be sentenced to prison terms ranging from 3 to 65 years for the same crimes.

A new indictment has been prepared in connection with the case involving 7 defendants, 2 of whom are under arrest, including Denizbank Levent Büyükdere Street Branch Manager Seçil Erzan, which is being heard at the Istanbul 41st High Criminal Court. The indictment prepared by the prosecutor's office conducting the investigation was accepted by the court, and it was decided to merge the files.

Thus, while the number of victims in the case has increased, the prison sentence sought for Seçil Erzan has risen to 285 years.

News Source: 12punto