19.04.2025 22:10
In a joint operation conducted by the police of Turkey and Germany, a criminal organization that defrauded elderly German citizens by posing as prosecutors and police officers, totaling 122 million lira, was dismantled.
The criminal organization that defrauded elderly German citizens by posing as prosecutors and police has been dismantled in an operation, having swindled a total of 122 million lira.
The suspects, who deceived thousands of citizens in Turkey over the phone and took millions of lira, also defrauded German citizens.
THEY DEFRAUDED 122 MILLION LIRA
An operation was conducted against the organization that defrauded German citizens by calling them and saying, 'Your name is involved with a criminal organization, there is a terrorism investigation against you,' resulting in a total of 122 million lira being swindled.
JOINT OPERATION WITH GERMAN POLICE
In a joint operation with the German police, a 10-member organization was dismantled. Many individuals were apprehended in the investigation conducted in coordination between the two countries.
WANTED WITH A RED NOTICE FOR MURDER
Those captured in the police operation, Y.A., E.P., D.B.T., M.Ç., D.A., C.G., B.K., S.G., Z.B., and A.E.A., were brought to the Public Order Branch Directorate for questioning.
Investigations revealed that Ali Erdi A., one of the suspects in custody, was wanted by Interpol with a Red Notice for the murder of Tahir Özbek, who was killed in Berlin on January 9, 2014. It was determined that Ali Erdi A., who is known to be a member of Germany's organized crime group 'Hells Angels,' had received a confirmed 'life imprisonment sentence' in this murder case seen in Germany. The questioning of the suspects continues at the Public Order Branch Directorate, Fraud Bureau.