Ömer Murat Gülkan

Istanbul prosecutors had OMG Capital Advisors chair Gülkan taken into custody in a financial-fund investigation. He was brought in for questioning. This investigative step did not amount to a conviction.

State of the evidence

His detention was reported by TRT and financial news coverage.

Legal status — source text

Police custody was followed by a pre-trial remand order on November 11.

Attribution

Investigative scrutiny of his capital-markets activities.

A judge ordered Gülkan's pre-trial detention after a prosecutor's referral. He was one of three suspects remanded in the Istanbul fund investigation. No judgment on the merits has been reported.

State of the evidence

The judicial measure is reported by Anadolu and other news outlets.

Legal status — source text

Remanded on November 11; no trial verdict was found.

Attribution

Personally investigated in the shared investment-fund case.

A prosecution referral reported on November 11 alleges that a company controlled by Gülkan conducted TRY 3.8 billion in asset-backed securities transactions between 2022 and 2026 without the regulatory authorization prosecutors considered necessary. The referral mentions proceeds exceeding TRY 100 million. The legal significance remains for the courts to determine.

State of the evidence

Allegations are from a reported prosecution referral and have not been adjudicated.

Legal status — source text

Investigation ongoing; no conviction for these transactions was found.

Attribution

Suspected securities transactions carried out without appropriate regulatory approval.