02.11.2025 22:38
The founder and owner of the cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, Faruk Fatih Özer, was found dead in his prison cell, where he was sent on charges of defrauding numerous people. It was claimed that a note describing the manner of his death was found among Özer's belongings. It was also alleged that the evening before his death, he told prison guards, "I will be released in February."
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The founder and owner of the cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, Fatih Özer, who was sentenced to more than 11,000 years in prison for 'establishing, managing, and being a member of an organization', 'qualified fraud', and 'money laundering', was found dead hanging in his single cell at the Tekirdağ F Type High Security Closed Prison where he was serving his sentence.
FOUND HANGING IN THE BATHROOM
According to the information obtained, Özer, who was serving his sentence in a single cell, was found hanging in the bathroom with a towel and sheet during the morning roll call. Despite the intervention of prison staff, Özer could not be saved, and his lifeless body was sent to the Forensic Medicine Institution after examinations.
CLAIM: "HE SAID 'I WILL BE RELEASED IN FEBRUARY' IN THE EVENING"
It was claimed that during the routine count conducted around 8:00 PM the night before the incident, Özer told the prison guards, "I will be released in February." In a subsequent check around midnight, it was reported that Özer said he was watching television and would go to bed afterward.
During a security camera check around 5:30 AM, it was noticed that the television in the cell had been turned off, and during the morning roll call at 8:00 AM, the officers entering the cell recorded that Özer was found hanging in the bathroom.
NOTE FOUND WITH THE WRITING "PUT THE STOOL, TIGHTEN THE ROPE AROUND YOUR NECK"
According to Habertürk, following Özer's death, some notes containing phrases like "Put the stool, tighten the rope around your neck" were found during the examination of the cell. It was suggested that the notes indicated Özer's step-by-step preparation for suicide.
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