Esin Önder Çağlayan is a businessperson who has recently come to the fore with the investigation carried out against her and the allegations regarding Haluk Levent. Çağlayan's name was included in the investigation process on charges of "laundering property values arising from crime" and "establishing, managing or being a member of a criminal organization". So, what does Esin Önder Çağlayan do and how much is her wealth? Detail...
There is no detailed and official information about which companies Esin Önder Çağlayan operates in or her past in the business world. However, some sources claim that he is a businessman operating in different business lines, especially the defense industry.
While it is seen that Çağlayan is described as a business person in his public statements, no detailed biography information regarding his professional background and fields of activity has been shared.
Esin Önder Çağlayan's name came to the fore especially with her statements regarding the financial relations with Haluk Levent. In his statement to the police, Çağlayan stated that he and Haluk Levent have been friends for about 15 years and that there has been a debt exchange between them for a long time.
In his statement, he stated that Haluk Levent asked him for a temporary and short-term loan of money, and that he gave this money to Y.K., whom he introduced as Haluk Levent's assistant and accountant. He said that he sent it to the bank account of the person named.
Esin Önder Çağlayan stated that she had a long-standing debt relationship with Haluk Levent.
According to the statements in Çağlayan's police statement, it was stated that Haluk Levent said that he could not pay his debts to him and wanted to transfer the real estate he would buy from the contractors in return for the debt.
In his statement, Çağlayan stated that he accepted this offer because he could not get back the money he had lent for a long time.
"Haluk owed me a lot of money and he said that he could not pay these debts, that he had real estate to buy from contractors, and that he wanted to transfer these real estate to me in return for his debt to me. I accepted this because I could not get back the money I had lent for a long time."
The police statement of Esin Önder Çağlayan, who was detained within the scope of the investigation against the Friends Association, was made public.
Çağlayan stated in his statement that he did not want to benefit from effective remorse provisions. Stating that he has known Haluk Levent for about 15 years, Çağlayan said that there has been a debt exchange between them for a long time.
In his statement, he stated that the money Haluk Levent asked from him was given by Y.K. Çağlayan stated that he sent it to the bank account of the person named and stated that this method has been implemented since 2023.
In her police statement, Esin Önder Çağlayan made statements about the amount of money she sent to Haluk Levent.
In his statement, Çağlayan stated that he sent money to cover some of the deficits that occurred during real estate transfers and that he lent a total of approximately 70 million dollars.
Çağlayan used the following statements in his statement:
"While Haluk was transferring the real estate in question to me, he said that he had a certain amount of deficit while closing the accounts with the contractors who he said were the owners of the real estate, and that I should send him money in certain amounts after the transfer of the real estate in order to cover these deficits. In this way, I sent Haluk a loan of around 70 million dollars in total, piece by piece."
Çağlayan also stated that in exchange for these debts, he bought 68 real estate properties with an appraised value of 35 million dollars in total and that these properties were registered in his name.
Esin Önder Çağlayan's name came up within the scope of the investigation carried out against the Friends Association. Within the scope of the investigation, it was reported that action was taken against some people on charges of "laundering property values arising from crime" and "establishing, managing or being a member of a criminal organization".
In his statements during this process, Çağlayan stated that he thought he was defrauded and that he complained about Haluk Levent.