Turkey's banking watchdog seizes control of Gülenist Bank Asya

The Saving Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has seized the Gülenist bank, Bank Asya, and shares belonging to 122 real and judicial shareholders of the bank, including Kaynak Holding, Ortado?u Tekstil and Forum ?n?aat, have been transferred to the TMSF. Some of the shareholders that have been deprived of their shareholding rights are known to be financers of the Gülenist Movement, such as Naci Tosun (Kaynak Holding's affiliate Sürat Bas?m), Ali Akbulut (Ortado?u Tekstil) and Forum ?n?aat. Officials said that the decision was not a political one but mainly due to Bank Asya's negligence to meet the technical requirements.