Here is the translation of the provided text: "Words from Seçil Erzan that will be widely discussed: They extinguished a cigarette on my face."

The trial of Seçil Erzan, known as the "defendant," and Süleyman Aslan and Mojtaba Haghani, known as "Moci," who are being tried as "complainant-defendants" in relation to the fraud case known to the public as the "high-yield secret fund," has begun. The hearing at the Istanbul 41st Heavy Penal Court was attended by the detained defendant Seçil Erzan, the complainant-defendant Haghani, and their lawyers.

14 MILLION IN EXCHANGE FOR 10 MILLION

During the hearing, Erzan, who was defending herself, stated that Haghani was the husband of a close friend, which is how they met. She claimed that she received a certain amount of money from Haghani, who asked for financial support, and later returned it to Haghani with interest, saying, "Moci (defendant Haghani) and I thought at the bank, 'Can we get money from Süleyman Aslan?' Brother Süleyman agreed to lend money on the condition that he would get back 14 million lira. Moci withdrew 10 million lira from Aslan's account, and I became a guarantor. We were going to lift the mortgage on the house in Bozcaada with this money."

"THE BANK WOULD HAVE FIRED ME"

Defendant Erzan claimed that they repaid the 10 million lira to Aslan as 14 million lira, but Aslan did not tear up the promissory note and they could not retrieve it. She stated that after a while, Aslan gave her 11 million lira and asked her to pay 18 million lira due to the increase in the dollar exchange rate, claiming that she complied with this agreement and signed another promissory note. In response to the court president's question, "What would happen if you said you wouldn't give money again?" Erzan said, "I am a bank manager. These people are my clients. The bank would have fired me. I paid Süleyman Aslan 3 million dollars extra, and I couldn't retrieve the promissory notes. Everyone was saying, 'You will give us money.' Süleyman Aslan was a very serious deposit customer of the bank."

"THEY PUT OUT A CIGARETTE ON MY FACE"

Erzan, who stated that she only received money from complainant-defendants Süleyman Aslan and Mojtaba Haghani through promissory notes, said, "Would a bank manager have a promissory note signed for a bank fund? Is money given in front of the door? Everyone knew what was what. I borrowed from Mojtaba and repaid it with interest. I have no debt to him. He would always call me for promissory notes, not for the fund. Later, we had very serious problems between us; he treated me very badly, along with Merve and Tanın. He would call me to Merve's office, and Mojtaba would open the door. I would lock myself in the room; a cigarette was put out on my face in the office. Water glasses were thrown. They were saying to me, 'There is a fund; you ate this money with Fatih Terim, you kidnapped it with Hakan Ateş,' saying utopian things. They thought there was such a money, such a fund. I was saying there is no such money, no such fund. They were saying, 'Seçil, find it.' They were saying, 'Do whatever you have to do, bring this money.' I was very loved at that time; everyone was treating me like a treasure. If a hair on my head was harmed, 50 people would come. Money was coming from somewhere, and everyone was very aware of what was happening."

"IF YOU GIVE MONEY, WE WILL FILL THE GAP"

Defendant Haghani, who was given the floor during the hearing, claimed that Erzan promised him, "There is a Fatih Terim fund; there is a gap, if you give money, we will fill the gap, and you will benefit too." He stated that he gave her a total of 280 thousand dollars because of Erzan's success as a bank manager, but he could not retrieve it, claiming that Erzan kept stalling him with various excuses.

The court panel, announcing its interim decision, decided to merge the two cases due to the factual and legal connection between this file and the main case file. The panel ruled that Süleyman Aslan, who did not attend the hearing, should be given time to be present on the hearing day of the main case on November 15.

FROM THE INDICTMENT

In the indictment prepared by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Seçil Erzan is listed as the "defendant," while Süleyman Aslan and Mojtaba Haghani are listed as "complainant-defendants." The indictment states that Erzan convinced Haghani and Aslan to invest money in a special fund within Denizbank, claiming it yielded high profits, and that she received 200 thousand dollars from Haghani and 2 million dollars from Aslan. It is noted in the indictment that the relationship between the parties went beyond the banker-client relationship, and that Erzan borrowed money from the complainants in exchange for profit due to an urgent need for credit.

The indictment states that Erzan, in her statement taken by the prosecutor's office, said, "Süleyman Aslan is a big usurer. He has taken interest from me in exchange for money many times until now. I borrowed 10 million lira from the usurer named Süleyman Aslan with Moci and repaid it as 14 million lira. Moci knew that the money he gave me was never legally evaluated in the bank. Nevertheless, he would bring me money from time to time and take it back with 40% interest in a short time."

The indictment also mentions that Aslan stated that he had given Erzan large amounts of money multiple times, while Haghani stated in his testimony that Erzan borrowed 10 million lira from Aslan with a repayment of 14 million lira, that he personally took this money to Erzan's house, and that sometimes Erzan gave him 100 thousand dollars, but he could not retrieve the principal amount of 200 thousand dollars he had given.

In the indictment, it is requested that Erzan be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 6 to 20 years for the crime of "qualified fraud," while Aslan and Haghani are requested to be sentenced to 2 to 6 years in prison and a judicial fine of 500 to 5 thousand days for the crime of "usury."