12.05.2025 11:18
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that 160 individuals identified as part of fraud networks that deceived 402 citizens in 17 provinces have been apprehended during operations targeting these criminal groups. While 73 suspects were arrested, judicial control measures were imposed on 87 others.
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Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya stated, "In the operations we conducted against 17 separate fraud networks in 17 provinces; 160 suspects identified as having defrauded 402 citizens were caught. 73 of the suspects were arrested, and judicial control measures were imposed on 87 of them."
MINISTER YERLİKAYA ANNOUNCED THE OPERATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Interior Minister Yerlikaya noted in a statement on his social media account that in the operations they conducted against 17 separate fraud networks in 17 provinces; 160 suspects identified as having defrauded 402 citizens were caught. Minister Yerlikaya expressed that 73 of the suspects were arrested, and judicial control measures were imposed on 87 of them.
"WE CONTINUE OUR FIGHT AGAINST CRIMINAL NETWORKS THAT DEFRAUD OUR CITIZENS WITHOUT INTERRUPTION"
Minister Yerlikaya provided the following information regarding the operations: "As a result of the efforts carried out by the Provincial Police Departments' Public Order Branches in coordination with our Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices and the General Directorate of Security's Public Order Department; it was determined that the suspects caught in the operations conducted in Adana, Antalya, Balıkesir, Bayburt, Çanakkale, Diyarbakır, Düzce, Elazığ, Eskişehir, Istanbul, Izmir, Kırklareli, Kırıkkale, Nevşehir, Osmaniye, Sakarya, and Tunceli defrauded our citizens by posing as public officials, sold fake and low-quality gold to jewelers, and sold products through fake advertisements on social media platforms. Approximately 114 million TL worth of assets belonging to the suspects were seized. I congratulate our governors, the Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices coordinating the operations, and the heroic police officers who carried out the operations. Together with your security forces, we continue our fight against criminal networks that defraud our citizens and illegal structures without interruption."
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