Capital Markets Probe Widens: Nihat Kırmızı Detained, Five Suspects Face Arrest
Istanbul Topkapı University trustee Nihat Kırmızı taken into custody as prosecutors seek detention for five executives in expanding financial investigation.
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- Nihat Kırmızı detained on Sept 21 in capital markets probe
- Five executives referred to court with arrest requests on Sept 22
- $15 million transfer by Serdar Turhan to Switzerland identified
- Four suspects previously arrested; 51 people under travel bans
- Court decision on detention requests pending
Istanbul Topkapı University Board of Trustees Chairman and Doğu Insurance Board Chairman Nihat Kırmızı was detained by police on September 21 as part of a widening capital markets investigation. His statement procedures at police headquarters were ongoing as of the morning of September 21.
Five executives were previously detained in earlier stages of the probe, including Tera Investment Holding executive Emre Tezmen, Prof. Dr. Emre Alkin, Prof. Dr. Kerem Alkin, Tera Portfolio General Manager Alper Öztürk, and Pusula Holding Board Chairman Serdar Turhan. A search was also conducted at Öztürk's official office.
Prosecutors referred the five previously detained suspects to the Istanbul Courthouse on September 22 and requested their formal arrest. The suspects include Tezmen, Turhan, Öztürk, Emre Alkin, and Kerem Alkin. A court ruling on the detention requests is pending.
Investigators identified a $15 million transfer by Serdar Turhan to Switzerland in recent days. Earlier in the investigation, four other suspects had been arrested, while 51 individuals face travel bans and asset restraint measures.
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