It has been reported that the Capital Markets Board (CMB) has completed the audit it initiated regarding Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya and her husband İlyas Kaya as part of the fund investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
According to NTV, the audit report prepared concerning the Kaya couple has been forwarded to the prosecutor's office. In the next stage of the investigation, the prosecutor's office is expected to review and evaluate the report.
The investigation was launched by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office following certain transactions in the capital markets. The CMB was also conducting a separate audit process regarding the transactions mentioned in the investigation.
STOCK TRANSACTIONS QUESTIONED DURING TESTIMONY
Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya and İlyas Kaya gave their statements to the prosecutor on Tuesday as part of the investigation. In their separate testimonies, the buying and selling transactions they conducted in Özata Denizcilik shares and the movement of funds following these sales were brought up.
It was reported that in his testimony, İlyas Kaya stated he purchased approximately 150 thousand lots of Özata Denizcilik shares in April 2026, and sold a portion of the shares in August and the remainder in September. It was noted that Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya also stated she purchased approximately 250 thousand lots of shares during the same period and similarly made sales in August and September.
It was stated that the Kaya couple explained they invested a portion of the money obtained from the sales in investment funds for a short period. It was reported that İlyas Kaya stated he conducted transactions through Halk Yatırım and Tera Yatırım, while Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya stated she conducted transactions in a fund within Tera.
In their testimonies, it was reported that the couple argued there was no guidance in their stock purchases and that they were not provided with any privileged information. Furthermore, it was reported that they declared they later transferred the amounts appearing as gains from their investments to the account notified by the TMSF.
The prosecutor's office is expected to evaluate the couple's testimonies alongside the CMB report, in conjunction with financial records regarding the dates and quantities of the stock transactions and the movement of funds after the sales.
News Source: 12punto
