04.11.2026 17:43
An indictment has been prepared against journalists Murat Ağırel and İsmail Saymaz, who gave statements under a 'disinformation' accusation within the scope of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's capital markets investigation. In the indictment, in which their statements on a television program regarding Bolat's investments in Hedef Portföy were considered within the scope of the offense, imprisonment of up to 14 years and 10 months was requested separately for the two on 5 offenses including insult and defamation.
Within the scope of the investigation conducted into capital market transactions, an indictment was prepared against Murat Ağırel and İsmail Saymaz, who testified as suspects under the accusation of 'disinformation.' It was requested that Saymaz and Ağırel each be sentenced to up to 14 years and 10 months in prison.
THEIR STATEMENTS ON THE TELEVISION PROGRAM IN THE INDICTMENT
Within the scope of the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Ağırel and Saymaz, who testified as suspects under the accusation of 'disinformation,' were later released under the judicial control measure of house arrest. In the prepared indictment, it was stated that Ağırel and Saymaz's statements on a television program regarding Bolat's investments within Hedef Portföy were evaluated within the scope of unlawfully sharing personal data and disclosing customer secrets.
It was recorded that Ağırel and Saymaz conveyed to the public claims in the program that were not supported by concrete information and documents, and that with these statements they associated Bolat with the capital market investigation and damaged his honor, reputation, and dignity. In the indictment, it was also stated that the information regarding Bolat's lease certificate investment within Hedef Yatırım Portföy is of the nature of personal data and customer secret. It was stated that with the disclosure of this information in the program, there is sufficient suspicion that the offense of 'unlawfully providing or obtaining personal data' was committed.
PRISON SENTENCE REQUEST OF UP TO 14 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS FROM 5 OFFENSES
In the indictment, it was requested that Murat Ağırel and İsmail Saymaz each be punished with up to 14 years and 10 months in prison for the offenses of 'publicly insulting a public official due to his duty,' 'Slander,' 'Publicly disseminating misleading information to the public,' 'Unlawfully providing or obtaining personal data,' and 'Disclosing information or documents that are commercial secret, banking secret, or customer secret.'