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Borsa Istanbul chief detained in fund investigation
Borsa Istanbul chief Korkmaz Enes Ergun was detained in connection with an investigation in Istanbul.
He is accused of joining a criminal organisation and taking bribes; these are allegations, not established findings.
The investigation concerns transactions in Turkey’s capital markets.
Prosecutors have also imposed measures on the assets and financial transactions of two business leaders, the heads of Bulls Yatırım and Lydia Holding.
The investigation is being conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The probe is continuing, but no further steps are specified.
Borsa Istanbul chief executive Korkmaz Enes Ergun was detained in an investigation into a fund linked to capital-market transactions.
He is suspected of membership in an organization formed to commit crimes and of bribery.
The investigation is being conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The prosecutor’s office had earlier imposed restrictions on the assets and financial transactions of two company executives in the same investigation.
- Who
- Borsa Istanbul chief executive Korkmaz Enes Ergun.
- What
- He was detained on suspicion of membership in an organization formed to commit crimes and of bribery.
- When
- October 31, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- He was detained as part of an investigation into a fund linked to capital-market transactions.
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The prosecutor’s office imposed restrictions on the assets and financial transactions of two company executives in the fund investigation.
Borsa Istanbul chief executive Korkmaz Enes Ergun was detained in the investigation.
- Detained official
- Korkmaz Enes Ergun, Borsa Istanbul chief executive
- Date of detention
- October 31, 2026
- Suspected offenses
- Membership in an organization formed to commit crimes and bribery
- Investigating authority
- Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office
- Earlier restrictions
- Assets and financial transactions of two company executives were restricted on October 30, 2026