The court-appointed trustees of Kaynak Holding, which is accused of being linked to the Gülenist Terror Organization (FETÖ), have filed a criminal complaint against the conglomerate's former directors for smuggling large sums of money abroad.Attorney Muhammed Hardalaç submitted a criminal complaint yesterday on behalf of the trustees against the directors at the Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office for allegedly smuggling TL 30 million ($10.31 million) abroad.The Istanbul-based Kaynak Holding is accused of providing financial support to what officials describe as FETÖ, the movement led by U.S.-based Turkish preacher Fethullah Gülen, which is accused of plotting to overthrow the government.The trustees had taken over Kaynak's 19 companies, a foundation and a union in Istanbul on Nov. 18. The move was made in accordance with a court order that came at the request of the Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office. Kaynak was also the subject of a tax investigation last year. On Nov. 9, an Istanbul court ordered the arrest of Gülen in absentia.The Gülen Terror Organization is accused of conspiring against the state, wiretapping thousands of people including government officials and encrypting phones. The organization has been labeled a threat against the country's national security. Government officials have continuously expressed their determination to continue to lawfully fight against the Gülen Terror Organization, which has been accused of trying to topple the democratically elected government through its operatives in the judiciary and the police. Moreover, the organization has been defined along the lines of "civilian elements attempting to take over the state by unlawfully organizing within state institutions" in the Red Book, a legal document that contains the country's security threats, since January 2015.According to Turkish law no: 6415, as part of the United Nations Security Council's regulation regarding the prevention of financing terrorism, providing financial support to a terrorist organization is a crime; thus, operations can accordingly take place and assets frozen.According to Kaynak's website, the conglomerate was established in 1979 as a publishing company and now spans 16 sectors. It employs more than 8,000 staff and trades in more than 100 countries.