23.02.2026 09:51
In Istanbul, 14 suspects, including 7 police officers and one court clerk, were arrested for providing information to the Casper crime organization. The prosecutor's referral letter noted that the crime organization leader, İsmail Atız, who was wanted with a red notice, was captured in Germany on July 3, 2025, and released on July 7, 2025. The letter stated that after Atız's release, there was a tip-off that he might orchestrate an armed attack against a different prosecutor who was arresting Turkish-origin individuals in connection with drug trafficking in Germany.
A total of 18 suspects, including 9 police officers, 1 court clerk, 1 customs enforcement officer, and 1 retired police officer, were detained as part of the investigation into the new generation armed criminal organization known as 'Casperlar'. 17 of them were referred to the court for arrest, while 1 was referred for judicial control. 14 of the 18 suspects were arrested, while 4 were released under judicial control.
In the operation conducted as part of the investigation carried out by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 18 suspects were detained. After completing their procedures at the police station, the suspects were transferred to the Bakırköy Courthouse following health checks. After the prosecutor's interrogations, 17 of the 18 suspects were referred for arrest, while 1 suspect was brought before the Duty Magistrate Court with a request for judicial control. It was learned that 2 of the suspects for whom arrest was requested were already detained in prison.
NOTABLE DETAIL IN THE PROSECUTOR'S REFERRAL LETTER
In the prosecutor's referral letter, it was noted that the leader of the criminal organization, İsmail Atız, who was wanted with a red notice, was captured in Germany on July 3, 2025, and released on July 7, 2025. The letter stated that after Atız's release, there was an allegation that he could organize an armed attack against a different prosecutor who was arresting Turkish-origin individuals in connection with drug trafficking in Germany.
ASSASSINATION ALLEGATION AGAINST GERMAN PROSECUTOR
It was recorded that Güven Şeren, who is alleged to have acted together with Atız and is referred to by the codename 'Hamuş', was detained in the vicinity of the German prosecutor's residence. In the examination conducted by the German judicial authorities on digital materials, it was determined that Atız sent the PolNet (Police Informatics Network) query result to Şeren, and this situation was reported to Turkey. The referral letter stated that Şeren's identification number was queried through PolNet on July 25, 2025, and it was determined that the police officer who conducted this query was A.A. It was alleged that on the day the query was made, 3,000 lira was sent to A.A.'s bank account by the suspect Serkan Cemal Güney.
ALLEGATION OF TRANSFERRING MONEY TO THE ORGANIZATION
Additionally, it was claimed that there was a separate organization led by Serkan Cemal Güney, with İbrahim Tankoş as its administrator, and that Güney transferred illegal money to his organization through connections with public officials and criminal organizations. The referral letter included the finding that a person named S.A. was working as a customs enforcement officer at Istanbul Airport, and it was understood that some individuals arriving from Sao Paulo would bring drugs with them, which would be received by S.A. after the flight and smuggled into the country. It was alleged that suspect Güney inquired of E.B., a court clerk working at the Bakırköy Courthouse, whether a red notice had been issued for two individuals, and that Tankoş obtained the identification number of one person from police officer E.Ç. at Güney's request. In the prosecutor's assessment, it was stated that the criminal organization established under the leadership of Serkan Cemal Güney obtained information from public officials working in different fields, in addition to drug trafficking, to provide financing and generated illegal income in this way.
INFORMATION LEAKED FROM THE POLICE
In the case file, it was alleged that a court clerk working at the Bakırköy Courthouse had conducted a red notice inquiry for some individuals, and that their identification information was obtained through the police officers on duty. Furthermore, it was reported that data from the encrypted messaging application named 'SKY', which is used by international criminal organizations for drug trafficking and illegal betting activities and was decrypted by Europol, was also included in the investigation file. It was assessed that some communications related to Turkey were leaked to the organization leaders by certain police officers.