02.11.2026 13:11
A striking development occurred in the fund investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. It was learned that 37 people within the scope of the investigation returned the money they had received, and the total amount returned reached 18 billion 340 million TL.
As the fund investigation launched by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into transactions carried out in the capital markets continues, it has emerged that billions of liras have been refunded. It was reported that within the scope of the investigation, 37 people returned the money they had received, and a total of 18 billion 340 million TL was collected.
18 BILLION 340 MILLION TL COLLECTED FROM 37 PEOPLE
Work is ongoing in the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's Bureau of Investigation into Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering Crimes.
As a result of the examinations and work carried out within the scope of the investigation, it was learned that as of Friday, 37 people had refunded the money in question. It was recorded that the total amount recovered from these people was 18 billion 340 million TL.
BILLIONS OF LIRAS HAD BEEN REFUNDED PREVIOUSLY
In the fund investigation, money had previously been refunded by many names as well. It had been reported that former Minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya and her husband İlyas Kaya refunded more than 2 billion TL, Astor Enerji partners Enver and Feridun Geçgel a total of 5 billion TL, and Lydia Holding Board Chairman Enver Çevik 500 million TL. It had also been reflected in the press that former Türkiye Sigorta General Manager Taha Çakmak made a refund, and that A1 Capital deposited 2 billion TL into the TMSF account.
It had been stated that singer Mustafa Sandal's wife Melis Sütşurup Sandal and her father Cihan Sütşurup also applied for the refund of approximately 3 billion TL in earnings. However, no verified information regarding the payment of this amount had been shared.