A major operation against loan sharks and fraudsters in 49 provinces! 115 suspects were arrested.

A major operation against loan sharks and fraudsters in 49 provinces! 115 suspects were arrested.

17.09.2025 09:43

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that dawn operations were conducted against usurers and fraudsters in 49 provinces. As part of the operation, 115 suspects were apprehended and taken into custody. Minister Yerlikaya stated, "We will not allow usurers, like organized crime groups and gangs, to operate freely."

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Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on his official social media account that dawn operations were carried out against financial crime organizations in 49 provinces.

Major operation against loan sharks and fraudsters in 49 provinces! 115 suspects arrested

OPERATION IN 49 PROVINCES

Minister Yerlikaya used the following statements: "This morning, after planned and project-based studies in Adana, Adıyaman, Afyonkarahisar, Artvin, Aydın, Balıkesir, Bilecik, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Edirne, Elazığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Isparta, Mersin, İzmir, Kayseri, Kırşehir, Manisa, Mardin, Muğla, Ordu, Sakarya, Samsun, Sinop, Sivas, Tokat, Trabzon, Şanlıurfa, Uşak, Van, Yozgat, Aksaray, Batman, Iğdır, Yalova, Karabük, Kilis, Osmaniye, and Düzce, we pressed the button."

Major operation against loan sharks and fraudsters in 49 provinces! 115 suspects arrested

LOAN SHARKING, FRAUD, EMBEZZLEMENT...

The suspects who were caught are charged with;

-Loan sharking,

-Qualified fraud against individuals,

-Qualified fraud against public institutions and organizations,

-Interfering with a tender,

-Bribery, embezzlement, and extortion,

-Violation of the Tax Procedure Law,

-Forgery in official documents,

-Counterfeiting money, investigations have been initiated by our prosecutors.

Major operation against loan sharks and fraudsters in 49 provinces! 115 suspects arrested

"WE WILL NOT GIVE THEM A CHANCE"

I congratulate our governors, our Chief Public Prosecutors, our EGM KOM Presidency, our Provincial Police Chiefs, our Provincial Police KOM and Financial Branch Managers, and our police officers. We will continue our fight against crime and criminals with determination and resolve without stopping. We will not give loan sharks and organized crime groups a chance."



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