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A Turkish court has jailed former minister Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya for violating capital market laws and being part of an organization established to commit crimes, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. The arrest follows accusations that she profited from stock sales before a major fund crisis in September. Kaya, who was Turkey’s family and social services minister from 2016 to 2018, is alleged to have made significant gains on shares of shipbuilder Ozata Denizcilik just prior to the market turmoil. The prosecutor claims she possessed inside information that influenced stock prices and had contacts with a key figure in the fund industry crisis.
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On November 6, 2026, an Istanbul court jailed Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, a former minister and senior member of Turkey's ruling AK Party, in connection with a financial probe related to the country's fund crisis. The arrest followed questioning by prosecutors investigating money laundering crimes. Kaya was accused of profiting from sales of investments worth approximately 2.17 billion lira ($43.27 million) before the crisis triggered a major stock market selloff. Her husband, Ilyas Kaya, was released under judicial measures banning travel abroad in the same investigation. Sayan Kaya had resigned as deputy chairperson of the AK Party and from her role as minister of family and social services after facing allegations of receiving large sums from share sales earlier that year.

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ANKARA Anadolu Istanbul Ozata Denizcilik Turkey

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Anadolu ORG · 3× Istanbul GPE · 2× Kaya PERSON · 2× Ozata Denizcilik ORG · 2× AK Party ORG · 1× ANKARA GPE · 1× Anadolu Agency ORG · 1× Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya PERSON · 1× Turkey GPE · 1× Turkish NORP · 1×

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In September, a spokesman of the main opposition Yeni Party accused the couple of receiving about 2.17 billion lira ($43.27 million) from sales of investments to the tune of a combined 163 million lira ($3.25 million), mainly in shares of shipbuilder Ozata Denizcilik, made in April this year.
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Turkey court jails former minister in funds probe, Anadolu says ANKARA, Nov 6 - asserted
Anadolu → jail → probe
A Turkish court jailed a former minister and senior member of the ruling AK Party early on Friday in an investigation into the country's fund crisis, state-run Anadolu Agency and other domestic media said. asserted
Agency → jail → crisis
Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, who quit the party after stepping down in September from her role as deputy chairperson, was accused by an opposition politician of making a large profit on shares just before the crisis triggered a major stock market selloff. asserted
crisis → quit → selloff
An Istanbul court arrested Kaya, who was minister of family and social services from 2016 to 2018, on charges of "violating the law on capital markets" and "membership of an organisation established for the purpose of committing a crime", Anadolu said. asserted
Anadolu → arrest → crime
The move followed her questioning by the bureau that investigates money laundering crimes for the Istanbul chief prosecutor's office, it added. asserted
it → follow → office
Her husband, Ilyas Kaya, was released under judicial measures banning travel abroad in the same investigation. asserted
husband → release → investigation
The prosecutor accused Kaya of possessing undisclosed information likely to influence the price or value of a capital market instrument. asserted
prosecutor → accuse → instrument
The official added that she had contacts with Emre Tezmen, a former executive of one of the asset managers at the centre of the turmoil, according to Anadolu. uncertain
she → add → Anadolu
In September, a spokesman of the main opposition Yeni Party accused the couple of receiving about 2.17 billion lira ($43.27 million) from sales of investments to the tune of a combined 163 million lira ($3.25 million), mainly in shares of shipbuilder Ozata Denizcilik, made in April this year. asserted
spokesman → accuse → April
Ozata Denizcilik shares traded at around 220 lira at the start of April and rose to 4,980 lira on September 15, before the turmoil in the investment fund industry. asserted
shares → trade → industry
Suspected share-price manipulation in thinly traded stocks triggered a liquidity crisis and sent share prices tumbling on September 16. asserted
manipulation → trade → September
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