The 8 kilograms of gold that the expatriate couple had stored in a public bank's vault has gone missing.

R.Ö. and his wife Ü.Ö., who live in Belgium, have been storing the gold they have accumulated since 2014 in two safes at a public bank's Bolvadin branch for security reasons.

According to the claim, R.Ö. and Ü.Ö. have left approximately 8 kilograms of gold in the safes for safekeeping. On October 11, 2024, they came to Bolvadin to retrieve some of their gold. When R.Ö. went down to the safe room and saw that the gold was not in its place, he called the authorities. Upon inspection, it was determined that one of the safes was empty, and R.Ö. went to the police station with his lawyer Samet Özaydın to file a complaint. Following the complaint, crime scene investigation teams arrived at the bank branch to conduct an examination. While many fingerprints of family members and other individuals were found in the safe, the prosecutor's office also launched a wide-ranging investigation into the incident.

"BANK SAFE IS OPENED BUT COMPLETELY EMPTY"

Lawyer Samet Özaydın stated, "My client and his wife have a bank safe that they have been using since 2014. This safe belongs to a public bank's Bolvadin branch, which many people know about. My clients store their savings and the savings they have collected for their children's futures in this bank safe. The gold in these safes amounts to approximately 7-8 kilograms, which is currently valued at 21-25 million Turkish Lira. These are gold items purchased from well-known jewelers both domestically and abroad, with invoices. My clients regularly deposit gold into this safe as a form of savings. They do not make any withdrawals until October 11, 2024. On that day, my client applied to the bank to retrieve gold from the safe. The bank safe was opened, but it was completely empty. My client was shocked by this. He spoke with the bank staff and the manager. However, no action was taken by the branch regarding this matter," he said.

"DIFFERENT FINGERPRINTS IN THE SAFE"

Lawyer Samet Özaydın, who stated that his clients approached him on the same day and that they went to the bank together, said, "We determined that the safe was empty. We spoke directly with the bank staff and the bank manager, but the result did not change. We also filed a complaint with the police along with my clients. The police personnel and the relevant prosecutor are conducting a comprehensive investigation. There are different fingerprints in the safe. A locksmith operation was carried out on the safe in due time. During this process, the bank staff and the individuals who entered and exited will be investigated. The investigation is ongoing. We will exercise all our legal rights and follow up on this matter at every stage of the investigation," he said.