Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya's Testimony: Monthly Income of 500,000 Lira

The testimony of Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, who was detained and testified as a suspect within the scope of the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Terrorism Financing and Money Laundering Crimes Investigation Bureau regarding transactions in capital markets, has emerged. In her testimony, Kaya stated that her monthly income is 500,000 lira. Kaya rejected the accusations against her and argued that she is innocent. She claimed that although the prosecutor's referral letter stated that she had intensive meetings with TERA management, she had no such meeting. Kaya stated that she met Emre Tezmen only once in her life, and that Erdin Özel was suggested to her by politicians to be made her assistant, but he was never her assistant at any time. She said that all her meetings with Özel were for political purposes and that she had no meetings regarding TERA or stock market transactions. Kaya explained that during her introductory meeting with Erdin Özel, Özel told her that he was in the management of TERA Holding, and since she did not know TERA Holding, she asked what it did. Kaya conveyed that Özel stated they were a stock brokerage firm and invested in different sectors, and she expressed that until that day she had no stock market account and kept away from the stock market due to her political identity. She said that she understood the stock market because she had received economics education during university, but she always preferred to stay away due to her political identity. She stated that she and her husband wanted to invest some of their savings, and upon Erdin Özel's remarks and rumors from politicians around her that the stock market was audited by institutions such as the SPK and BDDK, they invested. Kaya stated that there was no intense communication traffic with Erdin Özel and that she had only one meeting with Emre Tezmen, and requested that the HTS records with both individuals be added to the file. She said that although the prosecutor's referral letter stated that she sold all her shares on September 16, 2026, this was not true, and she sold more than half of her shares in August. She conveyed that after the liquidation decision was made on September 17, she and her husband applied to return the amount described as unjust enrichment, that they were given an appointment by the TMSF for October 5, and that they returned the specified amount. Kaya requested her release, stating that one of her two children had recently undergone open-heart surgery and that she has a small daughter. This is not investment advice.