27.07.2026 14:22
In operations conducted across 11 provinces centered in Mersin, 67 of 80 suspects with detention warrants in two separate investigations into illegal betting and money laundering crimes were apprehended.
In operations organized across 11 provinces centered in Mersin, 67 of the 80 suspects, for whom detention orders were issued in two separate investigations into illegal betting and money laundering crimes, were apprehended.
The Mersin Chief Public Prosecutor's Office conducted investigations into violations of "Law No. 7258 on the Regulation of Betting and Games of Chance in Football and Other Sports Competitions" and "laundering of assets derived from crime (money laundering)."
7 BILLION LIRA TRANSACTION VOLUME
In this context, a study conducted by the Provincial Gendarmerie Command's Cyber Crime Branch teams identified a transaction volume of 7 billion lira in bank account data obtained from the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK).
Examinations of digital materials belonging to some suspects revealed findings indicating that under a criminal organization structure, believed to be established to facilitate the transfer of income from illegal betting, groups operated under the names "field group" and "remittance office group."
Simultaneous operations were conducted in Mersin, Istanbul, Hatay, and Çankırı against 24 suspects identified as being involved in these structures.
GENDARMERIE WORKED ON ONE SIDE, POLICE ON THE OTHER
As a result of technical and physical studies by the Mersin Provincial Police Department's Cyber Crime Branch teams, the identities of 56 suspects were determined.
In the study, an examination of the suspects' accounts at banks, crypto asset platforms, and payment institutions revealed a transaction volume of 12 billion 976 million 499 thousand 349 lira.
To apprehend the suspects for whom detention orders were issued, operations were carried out at residences in Mersin, Adana, Antalya, Izmir, Kilis, Mardin, Siirt, and Tekirdağ, as well as "financial offices" believed to be used for transferring illegal betting money.
67 SUSPECTS APPREHENDED
In operations across 11 provinces centered in Mersin, 67 of the 80 suspects with detention orders were apprehended, while 4 were found to be in prison and 2 in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Efforts to capture the remaining suspects are ongoing.