Money laundering indictment in the Seçil Erzan case

Allegations surrounding Seçil Erzan, who is accused of defrauding clients—including famous figures from the football world and business people—with promises of "high returns," are taking on a new dimension. It has been claimed that a new investigation covering money laundering traffic is being conducted, separate from the comprehensive fraud indictment.

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Money laundering indictment in the Seçil Erzan case

In the fraud case being heard at the Istanbul 41st High Criminal Court, it is stated that the detained defendant, Seçil Erzan, collected at least 45 million dollars from 49 people during her tenure as the manager of the Denizbank Levent Branch.

According to the report by Rengin Temoçin from Cumhuriyet, the indictment describes how Erzan promised complainants from the worlds of football, business, and various professions a reliable fund with high returns;

It was explained that she convinced the complainants to invest money in this fund by claiming that names such as Fatih Terim and Hakan Ateş were also involved. The indictment emphasized that it was determined that no such fund actually existed.

"WE CAN SEE FROM HERE THAT A SECOND INDICTMENT IS COMING"

Beyond the fraud case in which Erzan is the number one defendant, it has also been claimed that a money laundering investigation is being conducted within the scope of the same file. Legal expert Figen Çalıkuşu evaluated the possibility of a second indictment.

Çalıkuşu stated, “In the first indictment, there is information that there is another investigation regarding money laundering. It is understood that a second indictment will follow. In the note at the very end of the indictment, there is information that the money laundering investigation is ongoing.

We can see from here that a second indictment is coming. Furthermore, the essential question and its answer are not present in the current indictment. What is that fundamental question? Where is this collected money used to return with such a high yield? Who is the money collected going to, and how and where is it being used,” she said.

Regarding the question of why the money was collected in dollars, Çalıkuşu made the following assessment: “There is no financial instrument that provides a very, very high return of 333 percent on money collected in dollars. This issue needs to be clarified in the investigation that will form the basis for the indictments.

While the BRSA report stated that the annual rate for dollars would be 16.2 percent; how is it possible to have dollar interest returns not at 50 or 70 percent, but at very, very high rates? Collecting money in dollars strengthens the suspicion of international use. What is preventing the collection of money in TL and returning it with high interest in TL? We see that even money that comes in as TL is converted into dollars.”

Drawing attention to the fact that some of the people who collected the money have traveled abroad, Çalıkuşu said, “Could this money, collected in dollars, have been used in illegal activities? The trips abroad must be examined in detail.”

NEW MESSAGES HAVE EMERGED

Messages sent by former Galatasaray footballer Emre Çolak, former interpreter Musa Mert Çetin, and former footballer Ayhan Akman to Seçil Erzan have emerged. In the preliminary mobile phone examination report included in the case file, it was determined that Çolak, who lost 3 million 200 thousand dollars, said, “Ms. Seçil, I am waiting. It has been two hours. Are you joking, Ms. Seçil?”

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