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Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya denies charges in market dealings case
Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya has been detained in an investigation into transactions in Turkey’s capital markets.
She faces accusations of membership in a criminal organization and violating the Capital Markets Law, which she denies.
Kaya said she and her husband invested savings in the stock market after hearing it was a regulated investment option.
She said she had no frequent contact with the people named in the investigation and had sold more than half her shares in August.
She said they returned the amount authorities identified after a liquidation decision on 17 September, attending an appointment with the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund on 5 October.
Kaya asked the court to release her; the account gives no decision on that request.
Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya denied charges in a market-dealings investigation and said she was innocent.
She was arrested on suspicion of membership in a criminal organization and violating capital-markets law.
Kaya said she and her husband invested savings after hearing that the stock market was a regulated investment option.
She denied frequent contact with TERA executives and said she had met Emre Tezmen once.
Kaya said she sold more than half her shares in August and returned the amount described as illicit gains after a liquidation decision.
- Who
- Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, who was arrested in the investigation.
- What
- She denied charges of membership in a criminal organization and violating capital-markets law.
- When
- Her statement was reported on November 9, 2026.
- Where
- The investigation concerns capital-market transactions in Turkey; the statement was made to a criminal judgeship in Istanbul.
- Why
- Kaya said she and her husband invested savings to put them to use, after hearing that the stock market was a regulated investment option.
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Kaya said she sold more than half of her shares.
Kaya said she did not sell all her shares on this date, contrary to the prosecutor's referral document.
A liquidation decision was issued, after which Kaya and her husband applied to return the amount described as illicit gains.
Kaya said she and her husband went to the appointment with the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund and returned the amount specified to them.
Sabah reported details of Kaya's statement to the judgeship.
- Monthly income
- 500,000 lira, according to Kaya
- Share sales
- More than half sold in August 2026, according to Kaya
- Appointment
- October 5 with the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund
- Charges
- Membership in a criminal organization and violating capital-markets law
- Claims about meetings
- Kaya said she met Emre Tezmen once and denied frequent contact with Erdin Özel
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