Arrests and travel bans for 51 people in capital markets investigation

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• Akın Gürlek People
• Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Institutions
• Capital Markets Board (SPK) Institutions
• Cybersecurity Directorate Institutions

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TRT Haber2 articles · First to publish the story18 Sept, 23:04 Yaş sebze ve meyvede fahiş fiyat soruşturması: 40 şüpheli tutuklandı Anadolu Ajansı20th to publish the story18 Sept, 22:47 "Tarladan markete fiyat yolculuğu" soruşturmasında gözaltına alınan 40 zanlı tutuklandı CNN Türk29th to publish the story19 Sept, 03:13 Fahiş fiyat soruşturmasında kritik karar! 40 kişi tutuklandı Takvim15th to publish the story18 Sept, 22:28 Yaş sebze ve meyve piyasasında fahiş fiyat soruşturması: 40 şüphelinin tamamı tutuklandı +5 +6 Takvim · 15th to publish the story Yeni Asır · 30th to publish the story A Haber · 10th to publish the story Hürriyet · 14th to publish the story Haber7 · 25th to publish the story Milat · 8th to publish the story Bloomberg HT3rd to publish the story18 Sept, 09:39 Gürlek: 4 fon yöneticisi tutuklandı, 51’ine yurt dışı çıkış yasağı Bianet28th to publish the story19 Sept, 02:04 Yaş sebze-meyve toptancılarına “fahiş fiyat” operasyonu: 40 şirket yöneticisi tutuklandı +8 +9 Bianet · 28th to publish the story Ekonomim · 9th to publish the story Habertürk · 27th to publish the story Karar · 23rd to publish the story Bursa Hakimiyet · 11th to publish the story Mersin Haber · 18th to publish the story Diken · 16th to publish the story Dünya · 13th to publish the story Ekonomi Manşet · 24th to publish the story Tele2 Haber2nd to publish the story18 Sept, 09:23 Fon yöneticisi ve holding patronlarının mal varlıklarına tedbir konuldu BirGün19th to publish the story18 Sept, 22:38 Büyük meyve-sebze dağıtımcılarına operasyon: 40 kişi tutuklandı +6 +7 BirGün · 19th to publish the story Gerçek Gündem · 26th to publish the story Sözcü · 22nd to publish the story Oda TV · 7th to publish the story Nefes · 17th to publish the story Halk TV · 12th to publish the story Muhalif · 31st to publish the story DW Türkçe (DE)5th to publish the story18 Sept, 11:11 Sermaye piyasasında manipülasyon iddiası: 20 kişi tutuklandı Sputnik Türkiye (RU)21st to publish the story18 Sept, 22:48 Fahiş fiyat soruşturması: 40 şüpheli tutuklandı +2 +3 Sputnik Türkiye · 21st to publish the story BBC Türkçe · 4th to publish the story Asharq Al-Awsat · 6th to publish the story

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1. 23 Sept 2026 14 more suspects arrested in fund investigation The criminal court of peace ordered the arrest of 14 of 20 suspects and judicial control for 3 others. The file has 63 suspects; the proceedings against Doğa Sigorta Board Chair Nihat Kırmızı and Tera Yatırım executives Abdulkadir Özkan and Bülent Uygun continue.
2. 23 Sept 2026 Akın Gürlek statement on fund investigation: Action taken against 53 people Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that action was taken against 53 people and 4 people were arrested in the fund fraud investigation. Gürlek said the money taken abroad would be brought back.
3. 23 Sept 2026 Minister Gürlek: We will protect the rights of citizens who have suffered grievances Justice Minister Akın Gürlek made a statement regarding the fund investigation in New York, where he is for the 81st General Assembly of the United Nations. Gürlek said, 'We will not allow the system to be used in this way.'
4. 21 Sept 2026 15 detained in fund investigation, assets of 9 companies frozen In the KTLEV investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 15 out of 25 suspects were detained and 10 are sought. Justice Minister Gürlek announced that assets of 9 companies were frozen; the Capital Markets Board (SPK) extended the liquidation period of 131 funds to six months.
5. 20 Sept 2026 Two more detained from Tera Yatırım in capital markets investigation Tera Yatırım board members Bülent Uygun and Abdulkadir Özkan have been detained. In the investigation, it was previously determined that Serdar Turhan transferred 15 million dollars and Muhammed Yarız transferred 25 million euros to Switzerland, and Nihat Kırmızı was also detained.
6. 20 Sept 2026 Data requested from MASAK for 4 companies in capital markets investigation Within the scope of an investigation conducted in Istanbul regarding capital market transactions, financial data belonging to executives of four companies and their subsidiaries were requested from the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK).
7. 19 Sept 2026 Arrests and travel bans for 51 people in capital markets investigation Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that suspects, including a fund management board chairman and members, were arrested over allegations of manipulative trading, and 51 people were banned from leaving the country; access to 246 social media accounts was blocked.
8. 19 Sept 2026 Five executives from Pusula and Tera detained in fund investigation In the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's capital markets investigation, Pusula Holding Chairman Serdar Turhan, Tera Yatırım Holding Chairman Emre Tezmen, and executives Alper Öztürk, Emre Alkin and Kerem Alkin were detained. In the case file, 4 suspects are under arrest, and 51 people are subject to a travel ban and asset freeze.
9. 19 Sept 2026 In statement, Kumova details agreement made with Tera Yatırım for IPO Destek Holding's major shareholder Altunç Kumova, arrested in the investigation, stated they agreed with Tera Yatırım for a 2% commission on Destek Faktoring's IPO, with Tera Group firms and qualified investors purchasing a 20% stake. He described the valuation rising to 1.3 trillion lira (TL) as an "abnormal figure."