15.10.2025 22:51
A former rector of Turkish Aeronautical Association University, Ünsal Ban, who is being tried in four separate cases and has a travel ban due to his legal issues, has been found to have fled abroad. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has issued a warrant for his arrest. It has also been learned that the prosecutor's office is working on a red notice.
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Former Rector of Turkish Aeronautical Association (THK) University, Ünsal Ban, who has been in the news due to bribery allegations related to capital increases of some companies and has a travel ban in 3 out of 4 cases he is being prosecuted, has fled the country.
OBTAINED RESIDENCE PERMIT AND PASSPORT FROM GREECE BY PURCHASING REAL ESTATE
According to T24, Ban obtained a Greek passport and received a residence permit in that country through the "Golden Visa" program. It was noted that Ban obtained his Greek passport in 2022. It has been learned that Ban, who previously obtained a "Golden Visa" card by purchasing real estate to secure a residence permit in Greece, may not have been able to obtain a passport with this card, raising questions about the authenticity of this document. For Ban to be eligible for a passport, he needs to be a Greek citizen.
ARREST WARRANT FROM THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
According to a report by Alican Uludağ from NOW News, an arrest warrant has been issued for Ban by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. It has also been learned that the prosecutor's office is working on a red notice.
WHO IS ÜNSAL BAN?
On April 30, 2025, an arrest decision was issued for 15 individuals accused of manipulative actions on Borsa Istanbul. Ünsal Ban was detained and arrested on August 29, 2022, on charges of "sharing personal data with the leader of an organized crime group," "threat," and "blackmail."
Ban was released on September 2, 2022, under judicial control conditions of "not leaving the residence." After the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office appealed the decision, Ban was detained again. Ban, who was brought to court, was re-arrested and sent to prison on September 3, 2022.
One day after being released from the case he was detained for, Ban was also detained along with 9 others, including his ex-wife Gülcan Bal, his son Emre Buğra Ban, his brother Ünal Ban, and his driver Ahmet Karataş, due to an investigation into "money laundering from crime proceeds."
On February 14, 2023, it was stated that the suspects Ünsal Ban, Ünal Ban, Gülcan Ban, Emre Buğra Ban, and Ahmet Karakaş were arrested by the peace criminal court for the mentioned crime, while the other suspects were released under judicial control conditions. Ban was released after 13 months in the case he was prosecuted for "money laundering."
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