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Who Is Faruk Fatih Ozer? The Rise and Death of $2.6Bn Turkey Crypto Prodigy

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Faruk Fatih Ozer, once hailed as the youngest Turkey crypto success story, was found dead this week inside his single-cell confinement at Tekirdağ F-Type High-Security Prison, where he was serving an 11,196-year sentence for one of the largest financial scandals in the country’s history. Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç confirmed that early findings indicate suicide, though a full investigation has been opened. Ozer’s trajectory mirrors the …
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Thodex founder Faruk Fatih Özer, who was found dead in his single room in Tekirdağ prison, was laid to rest in Kocaeli. Özer made headlines with a 2 billion lira fraud case involving Thodex... Click for more

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Faruk Fatih Özer, former CEO of the cryptic exchange Thodex, was found dead in his cell in Tekirdağ. The Turkish authorities are investigating and, at this stage, preferring the hypothesis of suicide. Thodex collapsed in 2021 after the freezing of withdrawals, before the flight of Özer and then his extradition in 2022. In 2023, he had received a cumulative sentence of 11,196 years for fraud and related offences. The Crypto article: Tragic ending…

Following the discovery of Thodex founder Faruk Fatih Özer's death in Tekirdağ F-Type Prison, Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç announced the launch of an investigation. Tunç stated that initial findings indicated the possibility of suicide, adding, "The exact cause of death will be clarified as a result of the investigation."

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superhaber.com broke the news in on Saturday, November 1, 2025.
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