30.05.2025 10:53
In an operation targeting a künefe chain linked to FETÖ in five provinces centered around İzmir, 34 suspects were detained, and 13 of them were arrested, while new details have emerged in the investigation. It was determined that the suspects provided 40 million TL in financing to the organization through the künefe business, and it was found that no one without ties to FETÖ was hired at the said establishment.
The teams from the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, coordinated with the Provincial Police Department's Anti-Terror Branch and Intelligence Branch, conducted an operation related to a künefe chain aimed at uncovering the current organizational activities of FETÖ/PDY.
40 MILLION LIRA FINANCING FOR THE ORGANIZATION
In the examination of data obtained from the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK), actions were taken against 41 suspects who were identified as collecting or providing funds on behalf of the organization, as well as those whose digital materials seized from organization members contained criminal elements. It was revealed that the suspects provided 40 million lira in financing to the organization through a künefe seller.
7 SUSPECTS HAVE FLED ABROAD
In a simultaneous operation conducted at dawn on May 26 in İzmir, Istanbul, Hatay, Gaziantep, and Manisa, 34 suspects were detained. During the searches at the suspects' addresses, 100,000 TL, 33 Republic gold coins, 2 grams of gold, and numerous digital materials and documents were seized. It was noted that 7 of the suspects, who had arrest warrants against them, had illegally fled abroad. All suspects, whose procedures were completed at the Anti-Terror Branch, were referred to the courthouse yesterday.
COLLECTING INVOICES FROM THE MARKET AND EVADED TAXES FROM THE STATE
On the other hand, as a result of MASAK's investigations, it was determined that the suspects provided 40 million lira in financing to the organization through the künefe business. It was revealed that the künefe seller, used as a front, collected invoices from the market and evaded taxes from the state, and that this money was transferred to the terrorist organization and its members.
THEY DID NOT HIRE THOSE WITHOUT CONNECTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION
It was recorded that the mentioned business had become a nest for FETÖ, and that no one without any connection to the organization was hired. It was stated that deductions were made from the employees' salaries and that the terrorist organization was financed under the name of 'himmet'. It was also expressed that the business was used as a place for organizational meetings. Of the 34 suspects brought to court, 13 were arrested.