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Turkish prosecutors issue detention orders in fund case

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Turkish authorities ordered the detention of six people, including the former Capital Markets Board deputy chair, as part of the investment fund investigation, broadcaster NTV reported on Tuesday.

The new wave of detention orders came as former Borsa Istanbul chief executive Korkmaz Enes Ergun, detained earlier in the same investigation, was formally arrested on bribery charges.

The new wave of detention orders came as former Borsa Istanbul chief executive Korkmaz Enes Ergun, detained earlier in the same investigation, was formally arrested on bribery charges.

Turkish authorities ordered the detention of six people, including the former Capital Markets Board deputy chair, as part of the investment fund investigation, broadcaster NTV reported on Tuesday.

The suspects detained as part of the probe include former Capital Markets Board officials, and a banking watchdog official.

The new wave of detention orders came as former Borsa Istanbul chief executive Korkmaz Enes Ergun, detained earlier in the same investigation, was formally arrested on bribery charges.

Reporting by Ezgi Erkoyun

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