{"id":151625,"date":"2026-08-24T18:09:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T18:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/151625\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T18:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T18:09:22","slug":"turkish-state-fund-reveals-details-of-can-dundars-confiscated-properties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/151625\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish state fund reveals details of Can D\u00fcndar\u2019s confiscated properties"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Turkey\u2019s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has revealed details of five properties confiscated from journalist living in exile Can D\u00fcndar, including their locations, rental income and management under a court-ordered trusteeship, Turkish media reported on Monday.<\/p>\n

The properties are located in \u0130stanbul\u2019s \u00dcsk\u00fcdar district, the southwestern resort town of Bodrum and the capital of Ankara, the fund said.<\/p>\n

The \u0130stanbul 14th High Criminal Court ordered the confiscation of D\u00fcndar\u2019s property on October 7, 2020, after declaring him a fugitive for failing to appear before the court. A higher court rejected an appeal by his lawyers two weeks later.<\/p>\n

The TMSF was subsequently appointed as trustee to manage the assets.<\/p>\n

According to the fund, D\u00fcndar\u2019s share of the monthly rent from a property in \u0130stanbul\u2019s \u00c7engelk\u00f6y neighborhood in \u00dcsk\u00fcdar is TL 95,000 ($1,975).<\/p>\n

Can D\u00fcndar’\u0131n \u00c7engelk\u00f6y’de bulunan ve el konulma karar\u0131 verilen evinin son hali g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fclendi. M\u00fclkiyeti TMSF’ye devredilen ta\u015f\u0131nmaz\u0131n bak\u0131ms\u0131z hali dikkat \u00e7ekti. pic.twitter.com\/4tKLgqu1Rl<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nefes Gazetesi (@nefesgazete) August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Renovation and repair costs are covered by the tenant and deducted from the rent. The TMSF said rental income corresponding to D\u00fcndar\u2019s shares in rented properties is deposited into an escrow account where it is held pending the legal resolution of the case.<\/p>\n

The fund has also initiated legal proceedings to increase the rent on a villa in Bodrum. The process is being conducted in coordination with D\u00fcndar\u2019s wife, who is a co-owner of the property.<\/p>\n

Two properties in Ankara were inherited, according to the statement. D\u00fcndar\u2019s mother lives in one, while she collects the rental income from the other.<\/p>\n

The TMSF did not provide information about the fifth property despite saying it had identified five in total.<\/p>\n

The statement followed Turkish media reports about renovations at D\u00fcndar\u2019s property in \u00c7engelk\u00f6y. It did not indicate that any of the properties would be sold and concerned only their identification, rental income and day-to-day management under the trusteeship.<\/p>\n

D\u00fcndar, the former editor-in-chief of the Cumhuriyet daily, has lived in Germany since 2016.<\/p>\n

An \u0130stanbul court\u00a0sentenced<\/a>\u00a0him in absentia in December 2020 to 27-and-a-half years in prison in a trial concerning a report on National Intelligence Organization (M\u0130T) trucks allegedly transporting weapons to rebels in Syria.<\/p>\n

The court sentenced D\u00fcndar to 18 years, nine months for obtaining state secrets for political or military espionage and an additional eight years, nine months for assisting an armed terrorist organization without having membership in that organization.<\/p>\n

The case concerned a report published by D\u00fcndar and Cumhuriyet\u2019s then-Ankara bureau chief, Erdem G\u00fcl, on May 29, 2015, under the headline \u201cHere are the weapons Erdo\u011fan said don\u2019t exist.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report included footage that the newspaper said showed weapons in M\u0130T trucks stopped by gendarmes near the Syrian border. It sparked a political controversy over the Turkish intelligence agency\u2019s alleged role in arming rebel groups in Syria.<\/p>\n

President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan reacted angrily to the report and publicly vowed that D\u00fcndar would \u201cpay a heavy price.\u201d<\/p>\n

D\u00fcndar and G\u00fcl were arrested in November 2015 on espionage and terrorism-related charges. They were released in February 2016 after Turkey\u2019s Constitutional Court ruled that their pretrial detention had violated their rights.<\/p>\n

D\u00fcndar was initially sentenced to almost six years in prison for disclosing confidential state information. The Supreme Court of Appeals overturned the conviction in March 2018, leading to a retrial.<\/p>\n

D\u00fcndar\u2019s lawyers boycotted the hearing at which the 27-and-a-half-year sentence was handed down, saying they did not want to legitimize what they described as a predetermined political verdict.<\/p>\n

D\u00fcndar survived an armed attack outside an \u0130stanbul courthouse in May 2016 and later moved to Germany amid a growing government crackdown on critical journalists.<\/p>\n

He and press freedom groups have described the prosecution as politically motivated retaliation for his journalism.<\/p>\n

Property and asset seizures became widespread during the crackdown that followed a failed coup in July 2016, with courts and emergency decrees used to take control of bank accounts, companies, media organizations and other assets belonging to people accused of terrorism-related links.<\/p>\n

Human Rights Watch\u00a0documented<\/a>\u00a0the government takeover or closure of scores of media organizations during the crackdown.<\/p>\n

Journalists were also individually targeted.<\/p>\n

In December 2016 an \u0130stanbul court ordered the seizure of all assets and bank accounts belonging to 54 suspects, including dozens of journalists and media workers formerly affiliated with the faith-based G\u00fclen movement, among them Ekrem Dumanl\u0131, B\u00fclent Kene\u015f, \u015eahin Alpay, Ali Bula\u00e7 and Sevgi Akar\u00e7e\u015fme.<\/p>\n

Erdo\u011fan has accused the G\u00fclen movement of orchestrating the failed coup, an allegation the movement strongly denies.<\/p>\n