Faruk Fatih Özer

Faruk Fatih Özer is the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, which has been implicated in a massive fraud scheme that resulted in significant financial losses for thousands of investors. He was apprehended in Albania in August 2022 after fleeing Turkey, where he faced serious criminal charges including organized crime, qualified fraud, and money laundering, with potential prison sentences totaling over 11,000 years. His controversial case drew considerable media attention, particularly after his death was reported in a prison cell under suspicious circumstances.