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'''Dinc Bilgin''''s media empire was seized by the Turkish government in 2002. | '''Dinc Bilgin''''s media empire was seized by the Turkish government in 2002. | ||
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| + | [[Etibank]] was privatised on 2 March 1998 to Medya İpek Holding A.Ş.,<ref name=TBB/> co-owned by Bilgin and [[Cavit Çağlar]], for $155m.<ref>[[Turkish Daily News]], 3 December 1997, [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/this-time-cavit-caglar-buys-etibank.aspx?pageID=438&n=this-tiame-cavit-caglar-buys-etibank-1997-12-03 This time, Cavit Caglar buys Etibank]</ref> The bank was sold to Bilgin's Medya Sabah Holding A.Ş. in 2000. It was taken over by the government's [[TMSF]] in October 2000.<ref name=TBB>TBB, [http://en.tbb.org.tr/Dosyalar/userfiles/file/%C4%B0statistik-%C4%B0ngilizce%20site/Historical%20data/Historical%20Data%20about%20Closed%20Banks.xls Historical Data about Closed Banks - tbb.org.tr] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205130050/http://en.tbb.org.tr/Dosyalar/userfiles/file/%C4%B0statistik-%C4%B0ngilizce%20site/Historical%20data/Historical%20Data%20about%20Closed%20Banks.xls |date=2014-12-05 }}</ref> In 2011, Bilgin was sentenced to 4 years and 10 months in prison for financial irregularities relating to his ownership of Etibank.<ref>''[[Haberturk]]'', 17 April 2011, [http://www.haberturk.com/general/haber/592524-dinc-bilgin-gets-4-years-and-10-months-behind-bars-for-embezzlement Dinç Bilgin gets 4 years and 10 months behind bars for embezzlement!]</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 20 August 2020
 Dinc Bilgin    (media mogul, fraudster?) | |
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| Born | 1940 |
| Nationality | Turkish |
Criminal charge | embezzlement |
| Founder of | Sabah |
Turkish media mogul whose media empire was seized by the Turkish government in 2002. | |
Dinc Bilgin's media empire was seized by the Turkish government in 2002.
Activities
Etibank was privatised on 2 March 1998 to Medya İpek Holding A.Ş.,[1] co-owned by Bilgin and Cavit Çağlar, for $155m.[2] The bank was sold to Bilgin's Medya Sabah Holding A.Ş. in 2000. It was taken over by the government's TMSF in October 2000.[1] In 2011, Bilgin was sentenced to 4 years and 10 months in prison for financial irregularities relating to his ownership of Etibank.[3]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1997 | 12 June 1997 | 15 June 1997 | US Lake Lanier Georgia (State) | The 45th Bilderberg meeting |
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References
- ↑ a b TBB, Historical Data about Closed Banks - tbb.org.tr Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Turkish Daily News, 3 December 1997, This time, Cavit Caglar buys Etibank
- ↑ Haberturk, 17 April 2011, Dinç Bilgin gets 4 years and 10 months behind bars for embezzlement!
