11.11.2026 16:20
The prosecutor's referral letter regarding former Takasbank General Manager Yunus Arıncı, who was arrested in the fund investigation and previously also served as Head of the State Supervisory Board (DDK), included notable findings. While it was stated that there was a statement indicating Arıncı received a $500,000 bribe, the fact that the bank, in which Ali Paslı—also arrested in the same investigation—was among the partners, earned a profit of 2.4 billion lira from fund transactions in about two months was also examined.
In the referral letter of the prosecutor's office regarding Ali Paslı, Yunus Arıncı, and Ömer Murat Gülkan, who were arrested within the scope of the fund investigation into transactions carried out in capital markets, findings concerning the suspects were included.
GRAVE ALLEGATIONS CONCERNING THE 3 NAMES WERE INCLUDED IN THE REFERRAL LETTER
The fund investigation into transactions carried out in capital markets is ongoing by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. The referral letter in which the prosecutor's office requested the arrest of OMG Capital Advisors Chairman of the Board Ömer Murat Gülkan, former Takasbank General Manager Yunus Arıncı, and Adil Katılım Bankası shareholder Ali Paslı, who were arrested within the scope of the investigation, has been obtained.
"HIGH PROFIT IS CONTRARY TO THE ORDINARY COURSE OF LIFE"
In the letter, it was recorded that Adil Katılım Bankası, of which Ali Paslı is a founder and shareholder, purchased a TLY fund in the amount of 1 billion 844 million liras from the company's capital on July 31, 2025. In the letter, which stated that the same funds were sold on October 23, 2025, and a total profit of approximately 2 billion 430 million liras was obtained, it was emphasized that a bank in its establishment phase investing more than half of its capital in a single fund that had just started trading on TEFAS and had no past performance was inexplicable in terms of risk concentration and liquidity management. In the letter, it was stated that obtaining such a high profit in a period of approximately 2 months was not in accordance with the ordinary course of life, and it was expressed that the return obtained was incompatible with market conditions in the same period.
According to the MASAK report that arrived in the file on November 6, it was stated that it was understood that the money the bank deposited in Tera funds was again provided by Tera Yatırım Bankası AŞ through loans granted to companies affiliated with Ali Emre Ballı (President of the Financial Institutions Association, who was found dead in his vehicle).
THE ALLEGATION THAT YUNUNS ARINCI RECEIVED A $500,000 BRIBE
In the letter, it was stated that the suspect Yunus Arıncı, former general manager of Takasbank, was in contact with Tera Yatırım representatives Erdin Özel and Emir Münir Sarpyener during this duty, and it was conveyed that there was a statement that the suspect received a $500,000 bribe through Umut Güner (one of the partners of Dünya Gazetesi).
Additionally, it was emphasized that there was strong criminal suspicion that Arıncı, who received 4 million 500 thousand liras from Güner, did not return this amount by abusing the power provided by his position.
In the letter, in addition to these, it was stated that there was a statement that during the process of Tera group's takeover of Katılımevim, Yunus Arıncı increased loans upon the direction of the BDDK, and it was recorded that when the collected evidence was evaluated together, there was concrete evidence showing strong criminal suspicion that the suspect committed the crime attributed to him.
In the letter, which stated that the suspect Ömer Murat Gülkan was a 65 percent partner and authorized signatory of OMG Yönetim ve Danışmanlık AŞ, it was indicated that through his company, which did not have any permission from the Capital Markets Board (SPK), he received money into the company account from the Türkiye Sigorta, Türkiye Hayat, and BES fund without a written contract and carried out VDMK transactions totaling 3.8 billion liras in the 2022-2026 period.
In the letter, it was conveyed that according to the suspect's own statement, he obtained a gain of more than approximately 100 million liras from these transactions, and it was emphasized that this matter was fixed by MKK records and Gülkan's confession, and that there was strong criminal suspicion that the suspect committed the crime attributed to him by integrating the said revenues into the system.
3 PEOPLE HAD BEEN ARRESTED
The judgeship had decided to arrest the suspects Yunus Arıncı, Ali Paslı, and Ömer Murat Gülkan. Judicial control measures had been applied to the other suspects Enver Çevik, Nureddin Çevik, Kemal Akkaya, and Ayhan Yazkan.