04.11.2026 00:01
Within the scope of the fund investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Ömer Ejder, one of the founding partners of Aura Sarraf, made a payment of 700 million lira to the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF). With the latest repayment, the number of people who made payments within the scope of the investigation rose to 37, and the total amount repaid rose to 18 billion 340 million lira.
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has recorded a new development in the fund and stock market manipulation investigation it is conducting. Ömer Ejder, one of the founding partners of Kayseri-based Aura Sarraf, refunded 700 million lira to the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF). With the latest payment, the number of those who made refunds within the scope of the investigation rose to 37, while the total amount transferred to TMSF reached 18 billion 340 million lira.
Refunds continue in the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into suspicious transactions and fund movements in capital markets. Ömer Ejder, one of the founding partners of Aura Sarraf, who was arrested last week within the scope of the investigation, also made a refund to TMSF.
It was learned that Ejder deposited 700 million lira into accounts designated by TMSF. Thus, another collection was carried out in the efforts to recover the gains considered to have been obtained within the scope of the investigation.
TRANSACTIONS IN FOUR STOCKS UNDER REVIEW
In the prosecutor's examinations, Ömer Ejder's transactions in TEHOL, TERA, ANELE and MANAS shares were scrutinized. It was also determined that Ejder was in contact with some fund and company owners included in the investigation.
In his defense in court, Ejder made a statement regarding the refund, and it was stated that he used the expressions, "If I did something knowingly or unknowingly, I am ready to make a payment to TMSF."
TOTAL REFUNDS REACH 18 BILLION 340 MILLION LIRA
With the 700 million lira payment made by Ömer Ejder, the number of those who refunded money to TMSF within the scope of the investigation rose to 37. The total amount refunded was announced as 18 billion 340 million lira.
Previously, billions of lira in refunds had been made by many individuals and companies within the scope of the investigation.
214 INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES UNDER SCRUTINY
It had previously been announced that 214 individuals and companies, determined to have obtained a total of 187 billion 653 million lira in gains from three separate investment funds within the scope of the investigation into transactions carried out in capital markets, had been taken under examination. It was reported that 141 of these were natural persons and 73 were companies.
In the investigation, where the refund and collection process continues, financial examinations are ongoing to recover the gains considered to have been obtained from suspicious transactions.