15.11.2026 17:20
The additional statement given to the prosecutor's office by Erdin Özel, Chairman of the Board of TERA Portföy, who was arrested in the fund investigation, brought with it striking allegations regarding economic and political backrooms. While Özel claimed that Tera Holding Chairman Emre Tezmen wanted to take over the leadership of the economy management, he also made striking statements regarding the meeting held with Erişah Arıcan, Chairman of the Board of Borsa Istanbul. He also came to the fore with allegations regarding his connection with Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya
Erdin Özel, Chairman of the Board of Directors of TERA Portfolio, who was arrested within the scope of the fund investigation, made striking allegations in his additional statement to the prosecutor's office. Özel alleged that Emre Tezmen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tera Holding, wanted to take over the helm of the economy management, and he recounted his conversations on this matter to the prosecutor's office.
A new development has occurred in the fund investigation that shook Turkey's capital markets. Erdin Özel, the arrested Chairman of the Board of Directors of TERA Portfolio, put forward striking allegations regarding Tera Holding Chairman Emre Tezmen and the Borsa Istanbul management in his additional statement to the prosecutor's office.
According to the statements conveyed by journalist İsmail Saymaz, Özel stated that he was ready to cooperate with the prosecutor's office to clarify the investigation.
'IF I COME TO HEAD THE ECONOMY, EVERYONE WILL SEE' One of the prominent points in Özel's statement was Emre Tezmen's desire to take over the helm of the economy management.
Özel, who claimed that in conversations he had with Tezmen from time to time he heard assessments regarding the economy management, used the following statements:
'Tezmen would say from time to time in our conversations, “If I come to head the economy, all of Turkey will see what I will do. I will carry out such beautiful works that everyone will be amazed.”'
Emre Tezmen ALLEGATION OF A MEETING WITH ERİŞAH ARICAN In his statement, Erdin Özel also alleged that he and Emre Tezmen visited Erişah Arıcan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Borsa Istanbul.
According to Özel's allegation, during the meeting Arıcan criticized the current economic policies and said the following to Tezmen:
'My son, you are a domestic national. The economic policy is a failure; let us highlight that domestic national values like you should be at the head of the economy.'
Özel also alleged that the person who ensured Tezmen was nominated for membership of the Central Registry Agency (MKK) was Erişah Arıcan.
HER PHOTO WITH FATMA BETÜL SAYAN KAYA HAD BECOME A TOPIC Erdin Özel's name had also come to the agenda with allegations regarding his closeness to Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, who was arrested in the fund investigation.
On the other hand, Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, in her statement before the judge, had argued that Erdin Özel had been suggested to her by some politicians to be her assistant, but that he had never been her assistant in any period. Kaya had also said that she had met Emre Tezmen only once in her life.
RELEASE REQUEST NOT ACCEPTED Erdin Özel, stating that he was ready to submit all kinds of information and documents to the prosecutor's office, also stated that he had made a voluntary payment to the TMSF account and requested his release.
However, Özel's release request was not accepted and his detention continued.