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{"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"48f42f8d-e7fc-4466-a65c-d8da05c94dec","kind":"publish","page_slug":"faruk-fatih-ozer","published_at":"2026-05-30T18:25:16.834Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"Faruk Fatih 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Fatih Ozer is the Turkish founder and CEO of Thodex, a cryptocurrency exchange that collapsed in April 2021 after he fled to Albania, leaving approximately 391,000 users unable to access an estimated $2 billion in funds. He was arrested in Albania in August 2022, extradited to Turkey in April 2023, and sentenced on September 7, 2023 to 11,196 years, 10 months, and 15 days in prison on charges of aggravated fraud, founding a criminal organization, and money laundering. He was found dead in Tekirdag F-Type High Security Prison on November 1, 2025, with Turkish authorities indicating initial findings pointed to suicide.","timeline":[{"date":"2017-01-01","event":"Faruk Fatih Ozer founds Thodex cryptocurrency exchange in Istanbul, Turkey.","source":""},{"date":"2021-04-20","event":"Ozer shuts down his social media profiles and boards a flight to Albania as Thodex prepares to halt operations.","source":""},{"date":"2021-04-22","event":"Thodex goes fully offline; 391,000 users are unable to access approximately $2 billion in cryptocurrency funds.","source":""},{"date":"2021-04-23","event":"Interpol issues a Red Notice for Ozer. Istanbul's chief prosecutor launches a formal fraud investigation. Police raid Thodex headquarters and conduct sweeps across eight provinces, detaining 62 suspects.","source":""},{"date":"2021-04-25","event":"Turkey's MASAK (Financial Crimes Investigation Board) blocks Thodex's accounts. Six individuals including Ozer's siblings Guven and Serap Ozer are formally arrested.","source":""},{"date":"2022-08-30","event":"Albanian authorities arrest Faruk Fatih Ozer following the Interpol Red Notice, ending his approximately 16-month flight.","source":""},{"date":"2023-04-01","event":"Ozer is extradited from Albania to Turkey to stand trial on fraud, money laundering, and criminal organization charges.","source":""},{"date":"2023-09-07","event":"The Anatolian 9th Heavy Penal Court sentences Ozer, and his siblings Serap and Guven Ozer, to 11,196 years, 10 months, and 15 days in prison each, plus a fine of 135 million Turkish liras (~$5 million). He is convicted on 2,027 counts.","source":""},{"date":"2025-11-01","event":"Ozer is found dead in his single-person cell at Tekirdag F-Type High Security Prison. Turkish Justice Minister states initial findings indicate suicide. An official investigation is opened.","source":""}]},"v":1}