21.04.2025 19:30
A significant development has occurred in the Seçil Erzan case, which has made headlines in Turkey. The court has decided to continue the detention of bank manager Seçil Erzan, who is accused of defrauding many people.
The case of bank manager Seçil Erzan, who is alleged to have defrauded many people, including well-known figures such as Fatih Terim, Arda Turan, Fernando Muslera, and Emre Belözoğlu, with the promise of a high-yield secret fund, has reached an interim decision.
The court decided to continue Erzan's detention.
FROM THE INDICTMENT
In the indictment prepared by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it is noted that the defendant Seçil Erzan worked as a manager at a bank's branch in Levent and informed the complainant Bülent Çeviker that he would return 2 million dollars he received based on a personal trust relationship, promising high returns. The indictment states that written documents were provided in exchange for money, but the complainant Çeviker later tried to reach Erzan, which did not happen, and reported the situation to the bank, which conducted an investigation and filed a criminal complaint against Erzan.
The indictment describes how the defendant Erzan convinced complainants from various professions, including football players and businesspeople, to invest money in a fund that supposedly offered high returns, claiming that well-known figures like Fatih Terim and Hakan Ateş were involved in this fund, while it was determined that such a fund did not actually exist. It is stated in the indictment that Erzan created fake documents regarding the money given by the complainants, stamped these documents with the bank's seal and signed them, delivering them to the complainants, and acted with the intent to defraud.
REQUESTS FOR PUNISHMENT
The defendant Erzan is facing a prison sentence of 109 to 358 years for "forgery of private documents" and "qualified fraud committed by traders or company executives or persons acting on behalf of the company during commercial activities." The indictment also requests that defendants Ali Yörük, Kerem Can, Hüseyin Eligül, Nazlı Can, Atilla Yörük, and Asiye Öztürk be sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 3 to 98 years for the same offenses, while it is requested that defendant Rüya Sağır be sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison for "qualified fraud."
In the indictment, it is requested that Süleyman Aslan and Mojtaba Haghani be sentenced to 2 to 6 years in prison and fined between 500 days to 5,000 days for the crime of "usury," while Nur Erkasap is expected to be sentenced to 9 to 30 years in prison for "fraud committed by traders or company executives or persons acting on behalf of the company during commercial activities." In the indictment prepared by the Organized Crimes Investigation Bureau of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, which was decided to be merged with this case file, it is requested that Hakan Ateş and Mehmet Aydoğdu be sentenced to 72 to 240 years in prison for allegedly committing "qualified fraud" against 24 complainants.