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87 billion euros in suspicious transfers from Iran; huge corruption scandal in Tukye
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Topic Started: Dec 18 13, 1:06 (6,233 Views)
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the SUN child
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Dec 18 13, 1:06
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87 billion euros in suspicious transfers from IranReza Zerrab, an Iranian-Azeri businessman who is among those detained on Tuesday in an investigation of alleged bribery linked to public tenders, is accused of being involved in irregular money transactions, mostly from Iran, that total some 87 billion euros, sources from the İstanbul Police Department told Today's Zaman.
Zerrab has long been suspected of taking part in financial felonies. The Finance Ministry's Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) submitted a report a couple of years ago to the İstanbul Police Department detailing transactions from abroad that indicated that Zerrab's companies had participated in money transfers amounting to hundreds of millions of euros each without any actual corresponding trade.
According to the information from the police source, who wishes to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the issue, Zerrab was also involved in irregularities related to the naturalization of some foreign citizens through covert deals and bribes with the sons of government ministers who were also taken into police custody on Tuesday.
Based on a tip from an informant whose initials are reported to be A.M., Finance Ministry inspectors examined the activities and accounts of three fictitious companies established in Turkey and found that they were used to receive large sums of money transferred from Iran. Documents and testimony provided by this informant indicated that the amount of money laundered through transmissions to these companies' accounts reached a staggering 87 billion euros between 2009 and 2012, mainly through Bank Mellat, 40 percent of which is owned by Iran. The inspectors formed a special commission to analyze the bank records of these companies in depth, companies founded by businessmen Adem Gelgeç and Vidadi Bedalov. A supplementary study by the investigatory unit found that there were a total of 11 companies involved in money laundering. On Feb. 25, 2013, Gelgeç was questioned by the inspectors and he eventually admitted that that the transfers were mainly from Iran and that the companies were actually founded to serve as bridges for money transfers. “I have a managerial position at İnci Kuyumculuk ve Dış Ticaret Ltd. Şti [a jewelry company]. As far as I remember, some transactions were conducted by some people like Ertuğrul Bozdoğan, Turgut Happani and Mete Alagöz through a delegation of authority,” Gelgeç reportedly said. He apparently added that the directives for the transactions were coming primarily from Iran and Azerbaijan, but he refused to provide any information about who gave these orders. It was later discovered that the orders to establish these companies originated with Zerrab.
Russian Federal Customs Bureau notices activity
The beginning of the operation against the money laundering scheme dates back to Dec. 14, 2011, when three Azerbaijanis and an Iranian were caught with $14.5 million and 4 million euros in cash in their cases in Russia's Vnukovo airport. The Russian Federal Customs Bureau reported the names of the couriers and demanded that the relevant money transfers be investigated. Consequently, 14 people, including the owner of a currency exchange office and his employees, were detained and they were later proven after questioning to have carried a total $40 million and 10 million euros in a total of 37 trips to Russia. The couriers divulged the names of the owners of the money in question, Nizami A. Surkhay H. and Vidali Badalov from Azerbaijan. The couriers were freed and an arrest warrant was issued for these three businessmen.
As the investigations deepened, the Finance Ministry inspectors figured out that a number of precious mineral trading companies owned by Gelgeç and Badalov realized money transfers through the Turkish banks of Aktif Bank, Deniz Bank, Kuveyt Türk and Garanti Bankası through a long list of transactions including the names of the account owners that was 420 pages in total. The investigations revealed that each of the three companies sent an average of 5 million euros per day and that these transfers were one-sided, without any corresponding trade.http://www.todayszaman.com/news-334277-87-billion-euros-in-suspicious-transfers-from-iran.html
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the SUN child
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Dec 18 13, 1:08
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Opposition parties criticize corruption, call on gov't to resign
As reverberations of a tender rigging case continue, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said he supports the probe into allegations of corruption, stressing that his party will back anyone who pursues with determination those who abuse public resources.
Speaking at the Mevlana Cultural Center in Konya on Tuesday, Kılıçdaroğlu touched upon the recent investigation into alleged bribery linked to public tenders, saying that his party will closely monitor the probe.
“Uğur Mumcu [a journalist who was assassinated in 1993] has a saying: Murderers have no ideology, be they leftists or conservatives; he is simply a murderer. We should go after anyone involved in corruption,” said Kılıçdaroğlu, expressing strong backing of the investigation into corruption cases.
The alleged involvement of the sons of three Cabinet members in bribery and corruption has drawn a harsh reaction from the country's opposition parties. CHP Deputy Chairman Umut Oran submitted a question to Parliament on Tuesday regarding the allegations of bribery and corruption that surfaced as a result of an investigation launched by the İstanbul Prosecutor's Office that led to the detention of dozens of suspects by the police that morning. Oran asked Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan why he did not dismiss the three ministers whose sons were detained. “It has been revealed that the police have been wiretapping the phone conversations of the three ministers and their sons for one year. Did the police inform you about this? If so, why did you not remove these three ministers from office when you knew about claims of bribery?” Oran asked. The CHP deputy chairman also asked Erdoğan if he is planning to resign in the wake of the bribery scandal in which his Cabinet members are allegedly involved.
In addition, CHP parliamentary group deputy chairman Engin Altay told Today's Zaman that the police would not dare to detain the sons of ministers unless they had concrete evidence indicating that those men were engaged in illegal activities. Altay also said his party established a three-member “crisis desk” to follow developments regarding the anti-bribery operation. He also defined the involvement of ministers' sons in bribery and corruption as the “biggest scandal in the history of the republic,” and added: “In a strong democracy, one would expect the government to make a statement about such a major operation. However, our government has not made any such statement yet. This delay leads us to believe that the incident [corruption claims] is so big as to require the government to resign. The CHP will follow the developments and hold the government accountable.”
CHP Deputy Chairman Gürsel Tekin called on the three ministers whose sons were detained to resign so that the investigation can be conducted appropriately.
Oktay Vural, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) parliamentary group deputy chairman, said Tuesday's operation and detentions were only “the tip of the iceberg.” According to Vural, the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government has transformed into a “lobby for personal gain,” as the government is working to make its members grow richer.
“The operation must continue through the very end. I do not know what will happen in the end but I believe the deep relations [of the government] have something to do with efforts to gain personally from Turkey's richness,” Vural added. He also criticized the media for its attempts to "obscure" facts about the corruption operation. "TV stations which announce breaking news on even minor developments have turned a blind eye to this operation. The media is trying to obscure the facts. This is a disgrace to democracy," he complained.
Vural also said the preliminary findings of the probe is the tip of the iceberg and many more revelations will follow in the days to come.
MHP Adana Mayor Seyfettin Yılmaz said the AK Party government should resign. "The involvement of the sons of three ministers in corruption and bribery is a first, both in Turkey and the world. Today's operation is the operation of the century. The government should resign," he stated.
Felicity Party (SP) leader Mustafa Kamalak said he was surprised by the corruption probe that involved prominent businessmen, sons of Cabinet ministers and important bureaucrats. “At this stage, it would not be appropriate to comment on the investigation from a legal or moral perspective,” he said.
The opposition has expressed concern that the government may seek an order from the courts to prevent the press from covering the corruption probe.
CHP deputy Gürkut Acar said a ban might be imposed on reporting about the investigation, adding: “I can say as a lawyer that from this point on I do not think that there will be a proper investigation leading to a healthy conclusion. It will be covered up.”
Ruling AK Party spokesman Hüseyin Çelik said everyone is equal before the law and that the ruling party has been extraordinarily sensitive in the case of corruption. He vowed that the government will extend efforts to preserve that sensitivity from now on as well.
“In a state ruled by law, everyone is equal. We the AK Party want everything to be done in a bid to unveil the truth,” Çelik stated. He said one should also not ignore the fact that everyone is innocent before the judiciary delivers its final decision.http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=334278
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Dec 30 13, 8:51
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the price of gold dropped heavily this week. Something to do with US federal bank and bonds. What does IRI do when they get money from oil sells, they trade it into gold since they find it more stable than for example indian rupees. Iran got a huge gold reserve. A gold reserve that has now dropped 30% in value
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Jan 4 14, 4:43
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- Dec 30 13, 8:51
the price of gold dropped heavily this week. Something to do with US federal bank and bonds. What does IRI do when they get money from oil sells, they trade it into gold since they find it more stable than for example indian rupees. Iran got a huge gold reserve. A gold reserve that has now dropped 30% in value Gold = gold, heval. And gold will always be gold. The price of gold will rise again.
For now, if you have gold don't sell it at this moment. If you have money buy gold. You will make a lot of profit out of it.
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