03.11.2026 14:51
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into Magician Of Meta Crypto Asset Trading Platform Inc. It was determined that money assessed to have been obtained from illegal betting and aggravated fraud was converted into crypto assets in an attempt to obscure its trace. It was established that 4 billion 301 million liras entered the company's accounts since 2023. In an operation conducted in 5 provinces, 12 suspects were detained, and the company was transferred to the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF).
In the investigation conducted based in Istanbul, it was assessed that criminal proceeds were laundered through a crypto asset platform. Of 19 suspects for whom arrest warrants had been issued, 12 were taken into custody.
“OPERATING THROUGH AERONX.COM”
In the investigation conducted by the Terrorism Financing and Money Laundering Crimes Investigation Bureau of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was determined that the company operated through the website “aeronx.com”. It was established that the majority of the 639 people who sent money to the company's accounts had investigation or prosecution records for “illegal betting” and “fraud” offenses.
“ORGANIC LINK” WITH TWO SOFTWARE COMPANIES
In the investigation, it was determined that the companies BCT Yazılım and Liquid Yazılım had an organic connection with Magician Of Meta. It was established that BCT Yazılım's previous authorized official was Tolga Altay, and its latest authorized official was platform employee Mustafa Uslular.
It was understood that 479 million lira received into BCT Yazılım's accounts from the payment institutions named Nkolay, IQ Money and Elekse was transferred to the platform's accounts through virtual POS collections. It was recorded that 449 million lira received into the accounts of Liquid Yazılım, which was determined to have been established at the same address, from the same payment institutions was also transferred to the platform's accounts.
4.3 BILLION LIRA IN, 3.9 BILLION LIRA OUT
In the reviews, it was assessed that the majority of the money coming into the platform's bank accounts was linked to illegal betting and aggravated fraud offenses. It was determined that the company's accounts had experienced a total of 4 billion 301 million lira in inflows and 3 billion 990 million lira in outflows since 2023.
In the analysis of money movements, it was established that the amounts considered possibly linked to the crime were first collected through payment and electronic money institutions and bank accounts. It was assessed that these funds were then transferred to crypto asset platforms, converted into crypto assets, and attempts were made to conceal their source through various transfers.
SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION IN 5 PROVINCES
To capture the 19 identified suspects, a simultaneous operation was carried out based in Istanbul in Antalya, Izmir, Ankara and Kırşehir. In the operation, 12 suspects were captured and taken into custody.
367 ACCOUNTS BLOCKED, COMPANY TRANSFERRED TO TMSF
Restraining measures were applied to 14 vehicles, 4 residences and 2 plots of land belonging to the suspects, and 367 bank and crypto accounts were blocked. The company was also transferred to the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF). It was learned that the investigation is continuing multidimensionally with the aim of uncovering all activities and connections of the criminal organization.