Overview
- State broadcaster TRT reported that Özer was discovered in his cell at Tekirdağ F-Type High Security Prison, and officials have begun a judicial and forensic investigation.
- Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç said initial evidence indicates suicide, with the official cause to be determined at the conclusion of the inquiry.
- Özer was serving a 11,196-year sentence handed down in 2023 for aggravated fraud, leading a criminal organization, and money laundering.
- Thodex, founded in 2017, collapsed in April 2021 after halting withdrawals, with losses later estimated by Chainalysis at about $2.6 billion and a user base reported near 390,000–400,000.
- After fleeing Turkey, Özer was arrested in Albania on August 30, 2022 and extradited in 2023, and his siblings and other executives also received lengthy prison terms.