Thodex founder Faruk Fatih Özer found dead in Turkish prison cell

November 4, 2025 at 03:38 PMBy Cryptopolitan

The sudden death of Faruk Fatih Özer, founder of the infamous Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, is raising some serious questions in Turkey. The young entrepreneur, who was sentenced to over 11,000 years for the collapse of his coin trading platform, allegedly had the sons of politicians as partners and was expecting an early release.

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