14 suspects who defrauded many people of 9 million dollars by setting up a fake 'TOKI' website have been caught.

14 suspects who defrauded many people of 9 million dollars by setting up a fake 'TOKI' website have been caught.

21.05.2026 10:22

In an operation conducted across 13 provinces centered in Istanbul, 14 suspects were detained for obtaining 9,041,849 lira in illicit gains through fake websites that gave the impression of being TOKİ projects.

14 suspects were detained in a simultaneous operation across 13 provinces targeting suspects who created fake websites imitating TOKI projects in Istanbul and defrauded numerous people. It was determined that the suspects obtained 9 million 41 thousand 849 liras in illegal gains through this method.

THEY WERE FOUND TO HAVE OBTAINED 9 MILLION IN ILLEGAL GAINS

Teams from the Istanbul Police Cyber Crime Branch Directorate, under the coordination of the Anatolian Republic Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, launched an investigation to identify and apprehend suspects who defrauded numerous people using fake websites prepared to mimic TOKI. Examinations revealed that the suspects gained the trust of victims through the fake sites they created, obtaining a total of 9 million 41 thousand 849 liras in illegal gains.

A SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION WAS CARRIED OUT

This morning, a simultaneous operation was conducted to apprehend the identified suspects, centered in Istanbul and extending to Adana, Adıyaman, Ankara, Antalya, Bursa, Diyarbakır, İzmir, Kilis, Kırklareli, Mersin, Sakarya, and Van. During the operation, 14 suspects were detained.

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