17.03.2025 21:30
In an illegal betting operation in Istanbul, 31 people, including Erkan Kork, the owner of Pozitifbank, Payfix, and Flash Haber TV, were brought to court. While 21 people, including Erkan Kork, were arrested, 10 suspects were released under judicial control.
In an illegal betting operation in Istanbul, 23 companies, including Pozitifbank, Payfix, and Flash Haber Tv, were seized, while 51 suspects, including the organization leader Erkan Kork, were detained. Following the detention process, 31 suspects were referred to the courthouse, and 21 of them, including Erkan Kork, were arrested, while 10 were released under judicial control.
43 DETENTIONS IN ILLEGAL BETTING OPERATION
As part of the illegal betting investigation conducted by the Organized Crimes Investigation Office of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a simultaneous operation was carried out against 59 suspects, including Erkan Kork, the owner of Flash Haber Tv, which is part of Pozitifbank Payfix Payment Institution and Göktuğ Multimedia Publishing Inc., resulting in the detention of 43 individuals. The suspects are being investigated for establishing an organization for the purpose of committing crimes, laundering assets derived from crime, and violating Law No. 7258 on the regulation of betting and gambling in football and other sports competitions.
21 PEOPLE, INCLUDING ERKAN KORK, ARRESTED
After completing their procedures at the police station, 31 suspects were referred to the Istanbul Courthouse following a health check. Meanwhile, it was learned that 20 individuals were released from the police. After their statements at the prosecutor's office, 31 suspects, including Erkan Kork, the owner of Flash Haber TV, were referred to the Peace Criminal Court with a request for arrest, and 21 of them were arrested and sent to prison, while 10 were released under judicial control.