14.11.2026 08:00
A jaw-dropping claim has been put forward in the fund fraud investigation. It has been alleged that a businessman increased his 300 million lira investment 93-fold and walked away with 28 billion lira. According to the claim, when a friend questioned this profit, the businessman replied, "Let me be Turkey's Jeff Bezos too—what's wrong with that?"
Speaking on the "Orta Sayfa" program broadcast on NOW TV, journalist Deniz Zeyrek recounted striking allegations he heard in Ankara and parliamentary corridors regarding the fund fraud investigation. Noting that it was being discussed that a businessman entered one of the funds with 300 million liras and exited with 28 billion liras, Zeyrek alleged that the name of a senior bureaucrat was also implicated in the allegations.
"ENTERED WITH 300 MILLION LIRAS, EXITED WITH 28 BILLION LIRAS"
The fund fraud investigation debated in public was discussed on the "Orta Sayfa" program broadcast on NOW TV. Journalist Deniz Zeyrek brought to the agenda allegations being talked about in Ankara and TBMM corridors but not yet confirmed by documents.
Drawing attention to the right of the persons named within the scope of the investigation not to be tarnished, Zeyrek stated that he would not disclose the names conveyed to him because there was no concrete evidence.
Zeyrek described a striking money movement discussed in the corridors with these words:
"If I told you only what I heard today, you would be surprised. Let me tell it on condition that the names they gave remain confidential with me: A businessman entered one of the funds such as Tera, Pusula, Destek with 300 million liras and exited with 28 billion liras. Exactly 93 times the money invested."
"LET ME BE TURKEY'S JEFF BEZOS"
Zeyrek, recounting that the profit alleged to have been obtained by the businessman in question was also questioned by people around him, shared a conversation conveyed to him.
Zeyrek said, "The friend next to him turned and asked, 'Isn't there an injustice here? Didn't you notice it? How did this share rise from this figure to that?' He replied, 'No, that's how this business works. Let me be Turkey's Jeff Bezos too, what's wrong with that?'"
"THEY ARE SITTING SIDE BY SIDE IN 5 MILLION DOLLAR VILLAS"
On the program, following journalist Nevşin Mengü's assessment that "Making money in the stock market is not a crime; it is necessary to find the one who organizes the manipulation," Deniz Zeyrek argued that the allegations went beyond an ordinary investment profit.
Stating that it was alleged that fund companies provided guidance to investors on entry and exit dates, Zeyrek said the following:
"The guidance of the fund companies here is clear, the dates on which they say 'enter' and 'exit' are clear. In other words, I am talking about what Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek called an 'organized structure.' It is not buying the shares of an ordinary company. They are sitting in side-by-side 5 million dollar villas; somehow he learns it from his villa neighbor's company, invests the money, and exits with 28 billion liras."
"A SENIOR BUREAUCRAT HAS NOT BEEN SEEN AROUND IN RECENT DAYS"
Deniz Zeyrek claimed that in the corridors regarding the fund investigation, not only businessmen but also public officials were being named.
Stating that he was given the name of a senior bureaucrat, Zeyrek reported that it was also alleged that this person had not appeared much before the public in recent days.
Zeyrek said, "The person who told me this also gave the businessman's name, but I did not comment, nor will I. Because it may have been said with the aim of slander or tarnishing that businessman. They also mentioned a senior bureaucrat; in fact, they drew attention to the fact that he has not been very visible around recently."
The journalist particularly emphasized that he did not have concrete documents to confirm the accuracy of these allegations.
"PARLIAMENT HAS TURNED INTO A RUMOR MILL"
Stating that the names and amounts of money related to the investigation were constantly being discussed in the corridors of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Zeyrek drew attention to the fact that unverified information could also cast suspicion on innocent people.
Zeyrek said, "All these things are told to us journalists. You go to Parliament; they say, 'This one has that too, that one has this much.' The whole thing has turned into a complete rumor mill. If you are an experienced journalist, you do not fall into this trap; you look for concrete documents. So what is the way to get rid of this tarnishing debate? Disclosing the list."