16.01.2026 18:19
In the operation against the Dalton Crime Organization, 5 suspects who were detained were brought before a judge at the Istanbul Courthouse. Two suspects were arrested for the crimes of 'membership in an armed criminal organization' and 'violation of Law No. 6136', while the other three suspects were arrested for 'membership in an armed criminal organization' and 'qualified robbery'.
Five suspects detained in the operation conducted as part of the investigation into the Dalton Crime Organization have been arrested.
As part of the investigations into the Dalton Crime Organization carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, five more individuals had been detained.
After their procedures at the police station, the suspects were transferred to the Istanbul Courthouse and sent to the Peace Criminal Court.
A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE
Two of the suspects were arrested and sent to prison by the Peace Criminal Court for the crimes of 'membership in an armed criminal organization' and 'violation of Law No. 6136', while three others were arrested for 'membership in an armed criminal organization' and 'qualified robbery'.
WHAT HAD HAPPENED?
The Istanbul-based investigation was initiated on the grounds that the crime organization known as 'Daltonlar' was involved in numerous armed attacks, intentional murder, threats, robbery, and drug trafficking. In the indictments prepared by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was claimed that the organization operated particularly along the Europe-Turkey line, using social media and music videos to both promote itself and gather young people around the criminal organization.
As part of the investigation, detention and arrest warrants were issued for hundreds of individuals, and the case files were merged over time, making it one of the organized crime cases with the highest number of defendants in Turkey.