14.10.2026 16:00
Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced that 33 of 35 suspects were detained in 4 separate operations targeting the FETO and ISIS terrorist organizations in Izmir, Eskişehir, and Ağrı. It was reported that the investigations determined that money transfers were made through a company in the US considered to be linked to FETO in return for food products sent from Turkey. One of the suspects is abroad, while efforts to apprehend one suspect are ongoing.
Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek made a statement on his social media account regarding the investigations conducted in 3 provinces into the FETÖ and DAESH terrorist organizations. Gürlek stated that important findings were reached in the operations regarding FETÖ’s financial connections extending abroad, money transfers made through companies, and the organization’s current structure.
4 SEPARATE OPERATIONS IN 3 PROVINCES
Emphasizing that under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the fight against terrorist organizations targeting the state’s survival, national will, and legal order continues resolutely, Gürlek reported that 4 separate operations were carried out under the coordination of the Izmir, Eskişehir, and Ağrı Chief Public Prosecutor’s Offices, through the joint work of police and gendarmerie teams.
Gürlek, who reported that 33 of a total of 35 suspects in the operations were caught and detained, noted that one suspect was determined to be abroad, while efforts to capture one suspect are ongoing.
MONEY TRANSFER THROUGH A COMPANY IN THE US
In the investigation conducted by the Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, it was determined that money transfers were made through a company in the US considered to be linked to FETÖ, in return for food products sent from Turkey. Gürlek stated that it was assessed that the transfers in question could be used to finance FETÖ’s restructuring.
Within the scope of this investigation, an operation was carried out against 10 suspects. While 9 of the suspects were caught and detained, it was reported that efforts to capture one suspect are continuing.
BYLOCK, BANK ASYA, AND HTS RECORDS EXAMINED
In another investigation conducted by the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, as a result of examinations of ByLock communications, Bank Asya, and HTS records, legal proceedings were initiated against 3 suspects for the crime of “membership in the FETÖ/PDY armed terrorist organization.” In the operation carried out in Izmir and Aydın, 2 suspects were detained, while one suspect was determined to be abroad.
ALL 21 SUSPECTS IN THE CURRENT STRUCTURE CAUGHT
In another investigation conducted by the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, an operation was carried out against 21 suspects assessed to be operating within FETÖ/PDY’s current structure. In the operation carried out in 4 provinces centered on Izmir, all of the suspects were caught and detained.
OPERATION AGAINST DAESH’S FINANCING
In the investigation conducted by the Ağrı Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, an operation was carried out against the financing of the DAESH terrorist organization within the scope of the crime of “violating the Law on the Prevention of Financing of Terrorism.” One suspect was detained in the operation.
“WE WILL CONTINUE TO DRAIN THEIR FINANCIAL RESOURCES”
Thanking the Eskişehir, Izmir, and Ağrı Chief Public Prosecutor’s Offices conducting the investigations, the provincial police departments, gendarmerie commands, and public officials involved in the operations, Gürlek emphasized that the fight will continue to drain terrorist organizations’ financial resources and uncover illegal money flows.
Gürlek said, “No matter who hides behind which company, which financial relationship, or which structure, we will continue to drain terrorist organizations’ financial resources, uncover illegal money flows, and collapse their organizational structures with all their elements.”