22.10.2026 10:11
A new development has occurred in the fund investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. With the capture of 5 more suspects for whom detention orders had been issued, the number of detainees rose to 31. It was learned that among those most recently taken into custody was former AK Party MP and former Prime Minister adviser Ertan Aydın.
Within the scope of the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, reports sent by the Capital Markets Board (CMB) and written applications submitted were examined. Following the examinations, a detention order was issued for 31 suspects. In the first stage of the operation, 26 people were apprehended, while the other 5 suspects being sought were also taken into custody today.
FORMER AK PARTY MP ALSO IN CUSTODY
The identities of the 5 people taken into custody in the latest operation have also become known.
It was learned that the suspects are former AK Party MP and former Prime Minister advisor Ertan Aydın, along with Abdullah Dal, Fahri Uğur, Hakan Eryılmaz, and Seda Tarım.
WHO IS ERTAN AYDIN?
Born in Ardahan in 1971, Ertan Aydın completed his primary education in Germany and his secondary and high school education in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul. He received his bachelor's degree from Middle East Technical University (METU) and his doctorate from Bilkent University's Department of Political Science and Public Administration.
Aydın, who served as a researcher at Harvard and Dartmouth universities between 2000 and 2003, was a faculty member in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Çankaya University between 2004 and 2011. He received the title of associate professor in 2011.
Appointed in 2012 as Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's chief advisor responsible for political affairs, Aydın continued this duty during Ahmet Davutoğlu's premiership.
Aydın, among the founders of Pollmark Research, has numerous books and articles published domestically and abroad. He is married and the father of three children.