01.06.2024 03:13
Seçil Erzan, who is accused of defrauding 29 people, including footballers Arda Turan, Fernando Muslera, Emre Belözoğlu, and Selçuk İnan, with the promise of a highly profitable private fund, defended herself in court by crying. Erzan asked the judge, "Do you really think I am a fraudster?" and threw the ball to the bank, saying, "The bank should have also taken responsibility in this matter." Meanwhile, all the plaintiffs in the case, including Fatih Terim, were called to the next hearing.
The trial of bank manager Seçil Erzan, who is accused of defrauding many people, including Arda Turan, Fernando Muslera, and Emre Belözoğlu, with the promise of a highly profitable private fund, continues. Erzan, who made her defense in tears during the trial, said, "Do you really think I'm a fraudster? I never benefited from this money. They took it from me by force. It wouldn't have been this bad even if they had pointed a gun at me."
The trial of bank branch manager Seçil Erzan, who is accused of defrauding 29 people, including well-known football players Arda Turan, Fernando Muslera, Emre Belözoğlu, and Selçuk İnan, with approximately 25 million dollars and 7 million 384 thousand liras, by claiming to have a highly profitable and reliable fund, continues. The trial, which is being held at the Istanbul 41st Heavy Penal Court, was attended by the detained defendants Seçil Erzan and Ali Yörük, as well as 4 released defendants. The lawyers of the parties also attended the trial.
Seçil Erzan "PEOPLE TRIED TO CONVINCE THEMSELVES THAT THIS MONEY WAS IN THE BANK" During her defense in the trial, the defendant Seçil Erzan said, "Bank employees were not allowed to touch the money. We were looking at the money as if it were a monster. I am telling the truth here without thinking 'Will it harm me?' legally. During the investigation, they asked me if I had a lawyer. A lawyer was initially arranged, and the bank must have definitely hired that lawyer for me. I was constantly going to Florya, Galatasaray facilities, I was always outside. The man called the biggest loan shark in Istanbul, Süleyman Aslan, used to come to my office, no one knew or heard about it. It was clear that something dark was going on, but it was not normal for no one to know. People tried to convince themselves that this money was in the bank, even though they knew it wasn't. If they had taken my life in the last year, I wouldn't have suffered this much. The bank saying 'We don't know about it, there are no off-the-counter transactions'... For example, Fatih Terim never came to the branch, but I would take money from him in person. We took money to the homes of many of our customers, the bank had no chance of not seeing this. They should have said to me, 'What are you doing, my girl?'"
"ARDA TURAN WITHDREW 33 MILLION DOLLARS, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE INVESTMENT" Continuing her defense, Erzan said, "When customers wanted to take out loans of 500 thousand liras or more, they had to provide documented information about what they would use the money for. Arda Turan withdrew 33 million dollars. However, he did not provide any documents regarding the investment. The regional manager called me and asked, 'Why doesn't he have the documents?' Because it was a remarkable incident. Everything was clear and understandable, but I did everything. The bank says, 'We didn't see or hear anything.' The bank should not have had a situation of not seeing this. "
Seçil Erzan MADE HER DEFENSE CRYING: THE BANK SHOULD HAVE TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY While continuing her defense and expressing her request for release, Erzan started crying and said to the presiding judge, "Do you really think I'm a fraudster? Do you believe in this?" Then she said, "I never benefited from this money. They took it from me by force. It wouldn't have been this bad even if they had pointed a gun at me. There is nothing else going on here. If I had taken this money, I would have made a plan. People acted very greedily and knowingly demanded it from me. The bank said, 'We thought Seçil would go abroad, escape,' but I had already called everyone. It never crossed my mind to escape, I was worried about how I could pay back these people's money. The bank should have taken responsibility in this matter. It should have known its responsibility. We either had to go and get the money from the bank or the bank had to pay this money."
"I DID NOT TAKE ANYONE'S MONEY" The defendant Ali Yörük, in his defense, stated that he was actually one of the real victims of the incident and requested his release from the court. At this point, Seçil Erzan intervened with tears and said, "I am also talking about this, I did not take anyone's money. Almost let this money be found."
Fatih Terim ALL VICTIMS WILL BE PRESENT AT THE NEXT HEARING Meanwhile, the panel decided to give time for all the newly added victims, including Fatih Terim, to be present at the next hearing, and if they are not ready, to issue a compulsory attendance order against them. The court also rejected the request for witnesses Hakan Ateş and Mehmet Aydoğdu to be heard, stating that they did not have clear information about the case, and ordered the compulsory attendance of witnesses who are not currently working at the bank, and adjourned the trial until September 20.
DETAILS IN THE INDICTMENT In the indictment of the ongoing main trial prepared by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it is stated that the defendant Seçil Erzan, who worked as a manager at a bank branch in Levent, took 2 million dollars from the victim Bülent Çeviker based on personal trust and promised to return it to him with high profits, claiming to have a reliable fund. It is stated in the indictment that written documents were given to the victim Çeviker in exchange for money, but later when Çeviker tried to reach Erzan, he couldn't reach her, and he reported the situation to the bank, and a complaint was filed against Erzan.
Arda Turan and Fernando Muslera The indictment states that the defendant Erzan convinced the victims, who were football players, businessmen, and various professionals, that there was a reliable fund with high returns, and that well-known figures such as Fatih Terim and Hakan Ateş were also involved in this fund, and persuaded the victims to invest money in this fund. However, it was determined that such a fund did not exist.
In the indictment, it is stated that Erzan created fake documents regarding the money given by the complainants, signed the bank's stamp and wet signature on these documents and delivered them to the complainants with the intention of fraud.
SEÇİL ERZAN FACES A SENTENCE OF 90 TO 295 YEARS Defendant Erzan is facing a sentence of 90 to 295 years for the crimes of "forgery of official documents" and "qualified fraud committed by cooperative managers or individuals acting on behalf of a company during their commercial activities within the scope of the cooperative's activities". Defendants Ali Yörük, Kerem Can, Hüseyin Eligül, Nazlı Can, Atilla Yörük, and Asiye Öztürk, on the other hand, are requested to be sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 3 to 98 years for the same crimes.
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