Flash decision in the U.S. regarding the banker Turkey is seeking

Derya Dikici, who served as a portfolio manager at Denizbank's Güneşli Branch and faced charges of 'qualified embezzlement,' was captured by federal agents in 2024 after living in the United States for about 13 years.

A new development occurred in the judicial process carried out under Turkey's extradition request. The federal court in the United States, citing new information provided by Dikici and 'special circumstances,' decided that she would not remain in custody until the extradition process was completed and ordered her release.

New defense in the $1.8 million file.

An investigation had been launched against Dikici on the allegation that about $1.8 million was illicitly transferred from the accounts of seven individuals between 2009 and 2011.

The bank review alleged that the funds were transferred to the accounts of a family that owned oil companies. In her final defense, Dikici claimed she did not carry out the transactions at her own volition.

Dikici argued that she acted under the pressure and direction of a person named O.A., that the transferred money was sent to family accounts managed by O.A., and that she did not personally benefit from those funds.

He had been captured in the United States 13 years later.

After an investigation was opened against Dikici, it was reported that he fled from Turkey to the United States in 2011 and lived at various addresses for years.

The extradition process for Dikici, who was apprehended by federal agents in Massachusetts in April 2024, is ongoing. Court records show that Dikici had previously applied for the removal of his detention. With the latest ruling, he was granted release until the extradition proceedings are concluded.

The allegations presented by Dikici in court are merely claims from the perspective of the individuals named in the file and do not constitute a finding of guilt.