19 suspects detained as part of investigations into transactions carried out in the capital markets in Istanbul have been referred to the courthouse following the completion of their procedures at the police station.
The suspects, who were in custody as part of the file conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Terrorism Financing and Money Laundering Crimes Investigation Bureau, were brought to the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan after undergoing health checks.
The names referred to the courthouse were announced as follows: Ali Serhat Tüzün, Ali Yöney, Alper Tunga Sagu Burak, Burak Sevindik, Fırat Kerim Ersoy, Gökhan Koçyiğit, Gürsel Akça, İdris Çakır, Jeremy Etienne Debost, Tahir Fatih Mutlu, Mücahit Acaralp, Nil Özalp, Tuncer Köklü, Yasemin Yavuz Koçyiğit, Ali Göl, Hüseyin Emre Güner, İhsan Çimen, Mesut Yalım, and Osman Sungur.
FINANCIAL MOVEMENTS AND TRANSFERS ARE BEING EXAMINED
It had previously emerged that in the investigation file, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had requested financial data regarding certain companies and their affiliates via a memorandum sent to MASAK on September 17.
The memorandum requested that information be provided regarding the executives of Pusula Finans Holding AŞ, Tera Yatırım Menkul Değerler AŞ, Hedef Holding AŞ, and Bulls Yatırım Menkul Değerler AŞ, as well as the subsidiaries of these companies.
It was stated that the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office requested the identification of the executives of the aforementioned companies; and that all money inflows and outflows, as well as money and crypto asset transfers made abroad since 2024, be sent as raw data.
As part of the investigation, Tera Yatırım Holding Chairman of the Board Emre Tezmen, board members Emre Alkin and Kerem Alkin, Tera Portföy General Manager Alper Öztürk, Pusula Holding Chairman of the Board Serdar Turhan, Pusula Portföy Yönetimi AŞ Chairman of the Board Muhammed Yarız, as well as Namık Kemal Gökalp, Altunç Kumova, and İbrahim Bekçi had previously been arrested.
In the continuation of the file, arrest warrants were issued for individuals including Doğa Sigorta Chairman of the Board Nihat Kırmızı, and Tera Yatırım board members Bülent Uygun and Abdulkadir Özkan; with the arrest of 53 more suspects, including Tera Yatırım CEO Emir Münir Sarpyener and Tera Portföy Chairman of the Board Erdin Özel, the number of detainees had reached 65.
It was reported that Enver Çevik and Kemal Akkaya, who were detained as part of the investigation, were released following their statements to the prosecutor's office.
News Source: 12punto
