23.10.2026 23:10
In an investigation into a network based in Adana and operating in 7 provinces, alleged to have defrauded 17 insurance companies of millions of lira through fake traffic accidents, 58 suspects were arrested. Police teams determined that 76 traffic accidents were staged between 2022 and 2026. In the investigation, in which legal proceedings were carried out against a total of 94 suspects, arrest warrants were issued for 5 people, while it emerged that one of the suspects died in 2025.
New details have emerged in the investigation into the network determined to have received unjust compensation from insurance companies by staging 76 accidents as if they had actually occurred. In Adana-centered operations, 58 suspects were sent to prison.
THEY TARGETED 17 INSURANCE COMPANIES
In the investigation conducted under the coordination of the Adana Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, teams from the Fraud Bureau of the Public Order Branch of the Provincial Police Department carried out extensive work. Police examination of traffic accidents between 2022 and 2026 revealed the system established to obtain unjust compensation from insurance companies. The teams determined that the suspects, who targeted 17 different insurance companies, staged a total of 76 traffic accidents. It was determined that unjust payments amounting to millions of lira were received from insurance companies through accidents shown as having occurred.
SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION IN 7 PROVINCES
After the investigation was expanded, police teams took action to catch the suspects. Simultaneous raids were carried out on numerous addresses in Adana, Kocaeli, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kahramanmaraş, Konya and Çankırı. 87 suspects were detained in the operations. It was determined that one person for whom a detention order had been issued was in prison for another crime. In later stages of the investigation, new names were added to the file. Thus, the number of suspects against whom legal proceedings were taken rose to 94.
58 SUSPECTS SENT TO PRISON
Following procedures at the police station, the suspects were referred to the courthouse. Of the suspects brought before the courthouse, 76 were sent to the on-duty magistrate's court with a request for arrest. After interrogations at the magistracy, detention decisions were made for 58 suspects. The arrested persons were sent to prison.
ARREST WARRANTS ISSUED FOR 5 SUSPECTS
After the operation, new information was added to the investigation file. In line with the suspects' statements and the investigations carried out, other persons considered to be connected with the incident were also identified. Arrest warrants were issued for 5 fugitive suspects. Police teams continue their efforts to capture these persons.
IT EMERGED THAT ONE OF THE SUSPECTS HAD DIED
One of the striking details of the investigation emerged during identity examinations. As a result of suspect statements and research, it was determined that a person later found to be connected with the fake traffic accidents had died in 2025.