13.05.2025 09:32
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that operations were conducted in 25 provinces centered in Şanlıurfa against suspects identified as having defrauded 116 citizens by posing as public officials. Out of the 84 suspects detained during the operations, 41 were arrested.
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Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that operations were carried out against suspects identified as having defrauded 116 citizens via his official social media account.
FRAUD OPERATIONS IN 25 PROVINCES
Minister Yerlikaya stated that operations were conducted in coordination with the Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices of Şanlıurfa and Akçakale, and the General Directorate of Security's Public Order Department; as a result of the efforts of the Public Order Branch of the Şanlıurfa Provincial Police Department, operations were carried out against suspects who defrauded citizens by posing as public officials in 25 provinces, including Şanlıurfa, Hatay, Balıkesir, Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Edirne, Bursa, Bilecik, Çanakkale, Izmir, Isparta, Manisa, Mersin, Adana, Batman, Diyarbakır, Hakkari, Van, Ankara, Kırıkkale, Elazığ, Erzurum, Mardin, and Gaziantep.
41 SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Stating that 84 suspects were detained during the operations, Yerlikaya said, "41 of the suspects were arrested, and judicial control measures were imposed on 43 others. I congratulate our governors, the Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices of Şanlıurfa and Akçakale that coordinated the operations, and our heroic police officers who carried out the operations. Together with our security forces, we continue our relentless fight against criminal networks that defraud our citizens and illegal structures."
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