The Second Seçil Erzan case! The statement of Hatice, the bank manager who made a 300 million scam, has been revealed.

In İzmir, the statement of Hatice Ö., the branch manager of Denizbank Bornova Branch, who is accused of defrauding 300 million lira from the business and sports world with the promise of high profit, attempting suicide, and then being admitted to the psychiatry service, has emerged. Hatice Ö. said, "I had debts, I got stuck. I resorted to this path to pay them off. The more I struggled, the more I got stuck in the swamp. All transactions were made within the framework of banking activities. I am innocent."

COLLECTED 300 MILLION LIRA

A new Seçil Erzan case occurred at Denizbank Bornova Branch. Hatice Ö., who was a member of the board of directors of Karşıyaka Sports Club and the president of Karşıyaka Youth Basketball Branch, allegedly collected approximately 300 million TL from 3 executives and 7 businessmen of the club with the promise of high profit to invest in funds and gold. However, it was alleged that Hatice Ö. did not invest the collected money in the fund and did not buy gold, but sent the money to the owner of a currency exchange office, Serkan Çelik. According to the allegations, Hatice Ö. occasionally sent money to the people she collected money from, but after a while, the businessmen realized that they were defrauded. The victims reported the situation to the police and filed a complaint against Hatice Ö.

SHE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY TAKING NUMEROUS PILLS AT HOME

While the police started working on the incident, Hatice Ö., who was claimed to have defrauded hundreds of people in a similar way, was issued an arrest warrant on June 27. The police teams, who started the operation to apprehend her, determined that Hatice Ö. had taken numerous pills and attempted suicide at her home. The teams found out that Hatice Ö. was admitted to İzmir City Hospital after her suicide attempt. Hatice Ö., whose life was not in danger, was waited by the police. Hatice Ö., who refused to eat, was stated by the doctors to be unable to give a statement. Later, Hatice Ö. was admitted to the psychiatry service. As part of the operation, bank employee E.Y. and currency exchange office employee A.A. were also detained to take their statements.

CURRENCY EXCHANGE OFFICE OWNER ARRESTED

Serkan Çelik (48), the owner of the currency exchange office where Hatice Ö. allegedly sent the money, was referred to the courthouse after the procedures at the police station. It was learned that Çelik stated in his testimony, "Hatice Ö. brought me money. I converted that money into gold and foreign currency and returned it to her. I do not accept the accusations." The Duty Criminal Court arrested Çelik.

MAJOR DEPOSIT HOLDERS TARGETED

The police teams also conducted searches at the currency exchange office, Denizbank Bornova Branch, and some specified addresses on the same day. It was also learned that the assets of Hatice Ö. and S.Ç., the owner of the currency exchange office who was arrested, were seized. On the other hand, it was alleged that Hatice Ö. specifically targeted those who had large amounts of deposits at Denizbank and trapped them in the contact group fraud network.

After the procedures at the police station, bank employee E.Y. and currency exchange office employee A.A. were referred to the courthouse. It was learned that both suspects denied the accusations in their statements and said that they performed their routine duties as employees and did not engage in any irregularities. The Duty Criminal Court released E.Y. and A.A. with a travel ban.

"THE MORE I STRUGGLED, THE MORE I GOT STUCK IN THE SWAMP"

After being deemed appropriate by the doctors, Hatice Ö. was able to give her statement while receiving treatment at the hospital. In her statement, Hatice Ö. said, "I had debts, I got stuck. I resorted to this path to pay them off. I used the victims' money to meet the demands of the previous victim. I couldn't get out of the situation due to fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates. The more I struggled, the more I got stuck in the swamp. All the transactions I made were carried out within the framework of banking activities and in accordance with the procedures. I am innocent."