Ex-minister arrested in Turkish fund scandal probe

Bangkok Post · AFP · 2026-11-06 11:45 UTC

ISTANBUL - A former cabinet minister and senior ruling party official was placed in detention pending trial on Friday as part of an investigation into a multi-billion-dollar investment fund scandal, the Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported.

ISTANBUL - A former cabinet minister and senior ruling party official was placed in detention pending trial on Friday as part of an investigation into a multi-billion-dollar investment fund scandal, the Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported.

Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya was remanded in custody by an Istanbul court on charges of “violating the capital markets law” and “membership of an organisation established for the purpose of committing crimes”, it said.

Kaya served as families minister from 2016 to 2018 and until recently was a deputy chair of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AKP.

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