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Survivor contestant nicknamed 'local Adriana Lima' detained in fund investigation

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This story is from 25 September 2026.

Latest in the series İsmail Saymaz, Murat Ağırel and Şaban Sevinç to testify in fund probe

Six suspects were detained in the third wave operation of the fund investigation. It was reported that Fatmagül Lafçı, known from the Survivor competition, was among those detained.

In the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's Money Laundering Crimes Investigation Bureau, individuals who allegedly gained approximately 524-fold profit during the period when the fund was closed are being examined. It was noted that Lafçı was the administrative affairs manager at KL Taahhüt İnşaat, and her husband Kerem Lafçı transferred his shares in the company a day before the operation.

Survivor contestant nicknamed 'local Adriana Lima' detained in fund investigation

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Fund Investigation News Series

Where it began Tera Portföy declares default in two funds, payment periods extended in six funds

  1. İsmail Saymaz, Murat Ağırel and Şaban Sevinç to testify in fund probe Istanbul's Chief Public Prosecutor's Office ordered journalists İsmail Saymaz, Murat Ağırel and Şaban Sevinç to give statements as suspects as part of its fund investigation.
  2. Fund crisis inquiry motions rejected by AK Party and MHP votes Yeni Yol, CHP, İYİ Party and DEM Party's Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) inquiry motions on the fund crisis were rejected by votes from AK Party and MHP lawmakers.
  3. 10-article bill on liquidation of 131 funds due in Turkish parliament next week A 10-article interim bill for the 131 funds placed under liquidation is planned to go to the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) next week. The funds total about 1 trillion lira (TL).
  4. YENİ Party's Ümit Özlale names two ministers in fund crisis YENİ Party İzmir deputy Ümit Özlale called on Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat and Turkish Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş to disclose fund transactions.
  5. Survivor contestant nicknamed 'local Adriana Lima' detained in fund investigation Six suspects were detained in the third wave operation of the fund investigation. It was reported that Fatmagül Lafçı, known from the Survivor competition, was among those detained.
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