Resigned this week amid a stock-scam probe; AKP deputy chairwoman linked to shares sold shortly before a surge in value. Previously a close ally of President Erdogan, Kaya has been a prominent political operator in Turkey.
Prosecutors have moved to freeze assets of Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya and her husband following allegations of multi-million-dollar profits from a stock market scheme. Kaya, a deputy chair of Turkey’s AKP, has resigned to allow an independent investigation into the funds crisis that triggered a market plunge.