Turkish Court Jails Former Minister in Fund Probe

A Turkish court has jailed former minister Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya in an investigation into a major fund crisis and stock market selloff. Prosecutors accuse her of violating capital markets law and utilizing undisclosed information for share transactions.

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FILE PHOTO: Turkey's Family and Social Affairs Minister Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya speaks during a news conference at Ataturk International airport in Istanbul, Turkey, March 12, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal/File Photo

A Turkey court jailed former minister Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya early Friday in an escalating investigation into the country's fund crisis. The arrest follows allegations that Kaya profited 2.17 billion liras ($43.27M) on share trades before a major market selloff.