As a result of an inspection carried out at DenizBank, it was found that the deputy head of the branch, Utku Erdem, transferred a total of 205 million liras from the accounts of bank clients to people they knew between 2021 and April 2024.
The DenizBank administration opened a criminal case. Subsequently, the Manavgat Prosecutor General's Office, as part of the investigation into the incident, issued arrest warrants for eight suspects, including the head of the branch, his deputy, as well as several bank employees involved in committing fraudulent transactions.
The suspects admitted their guilt and told investigators that the money withdrawn from clients' accounts was used to purchase digital assets on foreign cryptocurrency exchanges and was lost during the exchange of cryptocurrencies.
Let us remind you that according to a report by analysts of the KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange, more than 50% of Turkish residents aged 18 to 60 years invest in cryptocurrencies. Over the past two years, this figure has increased by 12%.
Source: Bits
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