17.02.2026 08:00
In operations organized by the gendarmerie against "Qualified Fraud, Misuse of Bank or Credit Cards, and Illegal Betting" crimes centered in 12 provinces; 86 suspects were apprehended with a transaction volume of 1 billion 356 million TL in their accounts. Of the suspects, 60 were arrested. Judicial control measures were applied to 18 of them.
"Qualified Fraud, Misuse of Bank or Credit Cards, and Illegal Betting" crimes were carried out in simultaneous operations across 12 provinces, resulting in the arrest of 86 suspects, 60 of whom were detained.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT RELEASED
The statement regarding the operations included the following expressions; "In operations organized by our Gendarmerie General Command, 86 suspects were caught with a transaction volume of 1 Billion 356 Million TL in their accounts. Of the suspects, 60 were arrested, and judicial control measures were applied to 18. The proceedings for the other suspects are ongoing.
In coordination with the Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices, the Gendarmerie General Command Cyber Crime Combat Department, and MASAK, our Provincial Gendarmerie Commands;
In operations carried out in the provincial centers of Erzurum, Şanlıurfa, Antalya, Balıkesir, Diyarbakır, Yalova, Mersin, Istanbul, Muğla, Gaziantep, Çanakkale, and Nevşehir, the suspects who were caught;
- Were found to be facilitating illegal betting and transferring money obtained from the crime,
- Illegally withdrew money from the bank accounts of our victimized citizens without their knowledge, gaining unjust profits,
- Posing as lawyers, they contacted our citizens and defrauded them by demanding "settlement money,"
- Were identified as committing fraud through fake advertisements on social media accounts.
- As a result of the operations, a large number of digital materials and various documents were seized.