Turkish Cryptocurrency Founder Faruk Fatih Ozer Seen Fleeing Country With Suspected $2 Billion From Investors

Turkish Cryptocurrency Founder Faruk Fatih Ozer Seen Fleeing Country With Suspected $2 Billion From Investors

Faruk Fatih Ozer, the founder of the Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, was photographed fleeing the country with a suspected $2 billion in investors assets, according to reports.Prosecutors in Istanbul launched an investigation against Thodex on Thursday, following allegations that its website shut down Wednesday and Ozer fled the nation with stolen investments, the Agence-France Presse (AFP) reported.On Thursday, Turkish security officials released a photo of Ozer going through a passport check at an Istanbul airport. Local media reported that the Thodex founder was allegedly traveling to either Albania or Thailand, according to AFP.State-run Turkish media, Anadolu Agency, said investigators are searching the Thodex office and seizing the platform's assets, including vehicles, bank accounts, holdings and shares.The allegations against Ozer come after Thodex announced an abrupt halt to its trading on Wednesday, and said the website would need five working days to recover while finalizing an unspecified partnership transaction, according to Bloomberg.The same day, Ozer stopped answering phone calls, and users' assets were frozen, prompting a sharp outcry and suspicions that the company was ceasing operations."There has been no access to Thodex website for more than 24 hours. Hundreds of thousands of users cannot get access to wallets holding their crypto