Legal Action Initiated Against Individuals Sharing Confidential Documents in Fund Investigation

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has initiated an ex officio investigation against individuals who shared documents marked as confidential on social media during the judicial process known in the public eye as the fund investigation, on charges of violating the confidentiality of the investigation.

Investigation and Inter-Institutional Correspondence

Within the scope of the fund investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, instructions appropriate to the stages of the investigation were transmitted to relevant institutions such as the Capital Markets Board, Borsa Istanbul, the Central Registry Agency, and the Banks Association of Turkey.

Sharing of Confidential Documents on Social Media

While the ongoing judicial process continued, official authorities detected that official documents marked as confidential concerning the content of the investigation were shared on certain social media accounts and digital platforms.

Violations Under the Turkish Penal Code

In the statement made by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was emphasized that these unlawful shares would be evaluated within the framework of the crime of violating the confidentiality of the investigation, regulated under Article 285 of the Turkish Penal Code.

Number of Detainees and Development of the Process

As a result of the comprehensive investigations conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office due to suspicious transactions carried out in the capital market, it was reported that the total number of detainees has reached 85 people.