Seçil Erzan case: Nur Erkasap's testimony revealed: 'I decided to invest the money because...'

The name of Nur Erkasap, wife of Müfit Erkasap, the former assistant to Fatih Terim, has appeared in the complainant testimonies taken during the fund fraud investigation. 12punto.com.tr has obtained Erkasap's statement to the prosecutor's office. Nur Erkasap stated, "Seçil mentioned this fund, which had quite good returns. Upon that, I decided to invest money. Seçil convinced me by stating that this fund was only for special clients."

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Seçil Erzan case: Nur Erkasap's testimony revealed: 'I decided to invest the money because...'

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The high-interest foreign currency fund incident, publicly known as the 'Fatih Terim Fund', continues to remain a hot topic.

In the testimonies of some complainants involved in the multi-million dollar fraud case, the name Nur Erkasap appeared among those to whom money was sent.

According to the details that have emerged, an image of a promissory note where Nur Erkasap is the debtor and Seçil Erzan is the guarantor has been included in the indictment.

Furthermore, Volkan Bahçekapılı had sent 1 million dollars of Emre Belözoğlu’s money to Nur Erkasap’s account.

It has been revealed that Nur Erkasap’s testimony was taken as a complainant.

'THE PRINCIPAL WILL YIELD A 30 PERCENT PROFIT'

Nur Erkasap gave a 2-page statement to the prosecutor's office on June 1.

Statements from Nur Erkasap's testimony:

"I am a housewife. My husband, Müfit Erkasap, is a football coach. He served as Fatih Terim's assistant for many years. However, he is not currently working. I personally handle my husband's financial affairs as well. About 1.5-2 years ago, Seçil Erzan, whom I knew as the Denizbank Florya Branch manager, told me about a high-yield fund that Hakan Ateş was also involved in. She said that people were making a lot of money thanks to this fund.

Since I didn't know where or how to manage the money at that time, I decided to invest in the fund Seçil mentioned. She said that this fund had short terms of 40-50 days and that the principal would yield a 30% profit. Seçil Erzan convinced me by saying that this fund was only for special clients.”

'I HANDED OVER 500 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CASH IN HER OFFICE AT THE BANK'

“I gathered my cash that was at Denizbank and at home and personally gave 500 thousand dollars to Seçil Erzan in her office at the bank. She has paid me small amounts totaling one or two thousand dollars so far. Because from time to time, I would call Seçil, say I needed cash, and ask for money. She made payments to me in small figures like one thousand dollars.”

WHY DID SHE SEND MONEY TO VOLKAN BAHÇEKAPILI'S ACCOUNT?

Nur Erkasap also spoke in her testimony about the 1 million dollars that Volkan Bahçekapılı sent to her account.

Erkasap stated in her testimony, "My husband and I are people who meet quite often with Fatih Terim and his family in our normal lives and have good relations. I also know Volkan Bahçekapılı because he is Fatih Terim’s son-in-law. On a date I cannot remember exactly, Seçil Erzan asked me if Volkan Bahçekapılı could send money to her, but due to the urgency of the matter, if he could send it to my account instead.

Since Seçil Erzan was already managing my financial affairs, I trusted her and, without suspecting anything, accepted for Volkan Bahçekapılı to send money to my account. 1 million dollars came into my account. I withdrew this money the same day and handed it over to Seçil Erzan in person.”

THE PROMISSORY NOTE INCIDENT

Nur Erkasap also responded to a question regarding another issue that has occupied the public agenda: the image of a promissory note where she is the debtor and Seçil Erzan is the guarantor:

"I met Mert Zeydanlı, whom you asked me about, in Seçil Erzan's office. I have not had any commercial relationship with him. As mentioned in Seçil Erzan's testimony, we absolutely did not create a promissory note between us. I did not sign such a note as a guarantor or debtor. I had a sisterly relationship with Seçil Erzan. I am already a very emotional woman. For this reason, I loved Seçil as a human being.”

THE OTHER COMPLAINANT'S MONEY

In the investigation, it was revealed that 5 million 884 thousand liras had been sent by another complainant, Ömer Kahraman, to Seçil Erzan. The prosecutor's office asked Erkasap about this money transfer.

Nur Erkasap replied as follows:

"Seçil Erzan had convinced me that I should make periodic payments regarding the fund and that I could make a profit in return. Also, I absolutely do not know the jeweler named Ömer Kahraman whom you asked me about. However, as I mentioned a moment ago, Seçil Erzan would tell me from time to time that there was a gap in the fund and that it needed to be closed by depositing money, and she would ask me to withdraw the money that would come into my account and give it to her.

Seçil wanted me to withdraw the money that came into my account and take it to her in a hurry.

I withdrew the money that came into my account in this way a few times and gave it to Seçil Erzan. The 5,884,000 TL you asked about was sent to my IBAN by Ömer Kahraman.

I learned about this situation much, much later. On the day the money arrived, Seçil would call me, and I would withdraw this money and deliver it to her.”

'I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST ERZAN, ATEŞ, AND DENIZBANK OFFICIALS'

“I have been deceived by Seçil Erzan from the beginning. I became a victim while thinking I was investing by giving money to the fund. For this reason, I am filing a complaint against Seçil Erzan, Hakan Ateş, and all Denizbank officials.”

WHAT DID SEÇIL ERZAN SAY ABOUT NUR ERKASAP IN HER TESTIMONY?

Seçil Erzan had used the following expressions in her testimony to the prosecutor's office regarding Nur Erkasap:

"Nur Erkasap is one of the people I promised a fund to. She also wanted to invest money in the fund, but she didn't have cash. Because I told her about the fund, she said she could be a guarantor for Mert Zeydanlı, from whom I was going to receive money at that time. On a day I cannot remember the exact date of, we created a promissory note in my office at the branch with Nur Erkasap and the creditor Mert Zeydanlı.

In this note, Nur Erkasap was written as the debtor. I also became a guarantor. Mert Zeydanlı was the creditor. Then, when the maturity date of the note arrived, I talked to Mert Zeydanlı and had the note canceled. She is one of the people I received money from with the promise of a fund. I received 75 thousand dollars, but I could not make any payment to her. I received this money in my office at the bank.”

The promissory note created by Seçil Erzan on behalf of Nur Erkasap and Mert Zeydanlı has emerged.