Assets of 770 people, one foundation frozen over 'terror ties'

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Assets of 770 people and one foundation have been frozen in accordance with the "Law on Prevention of Financing of Terrorism."

The freeze order signed by Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu and Minister of Finance and Treasury Nureddin Nebati was published in the Official Gazette today (December 24).

According to the order, the people concerned had ties to various groups, including FETÖ, PKK, DHKPC, MKP, TKPML, DKP, Hizbullah, ISIS, al-Qaeda, al-Nusra, the Islamic Movement Organization and the Army of Quds.

Among those whose assets have been frozen because of their ties to the "Fetullahist Terrorist Organization" (FETÖ), there are former prosecutors, judges, police officers and journalists who had close relations with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the past.

Adil Öksüz, a key figure of the July 2016 coup attempt who hasn't been publicly seen since then, former specially authorized prosecutor Zekeriye Öz, and Tarık Toros, Adem Yavuz Arslan, Atalay Candelen, Cevheri Güven, Fikret Seçen, Osman Şimşek, Said Sefa, Sevgi Akarçeşme, Tarık Toros, Tuncay Opçin and Abdülkerim Balcı are among those.

The asset of the Niagara Foundation has also been frozen because of its "ties to FETÖ."

The assets of 108 people have been frozen due to their alleged ties to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Also, 119 people in the list had connections to the Hizbullah, ISIS, al-Qaeda, al-Nusra, the Islamic Movement Organization and the Army of Quds, according to the order (Hizbullah is an organization based in Turkey and has no relations with the Lebanon-based Hezbollah).

According to Law No. 6415, which is cited as the legal basis of the order, such lists can be formed at the discretion of a "Commission of Evaluation" and without a court order. (AEK/VK)