13.10.2026 14:30
In operations organized by the gendarmerie against illegal betting in 13 provinces centered on Batman, 102 suspects were caught. According to the Ministry of Interior's statement, money movement worth 8.5 billion lira was detected in the suspects' accounts. It was alleged that the suspects organized illegal betting through websites and introduced the proceeds into the financial system.
Teams of the Batman Provincial Gendarmerie Command conducted simultaneous operations in 13 provinces targeting the crime of illegal betting. Money movements amounting to billions of liras were identified in the accounts of 102 suspects caught in the operations.
SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION IN 13 PROVINCES
According to the statement made on the Ministry of Interior’s social media account, the operations were carried out under the coordination of the Gendarmerie General Command’s Smuggling and Organized Crime (KOM) and Cyber Crime Combat Department Directorates, the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK), and the Batman Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. In the operations conducted by the teams of the Batman Provincial Gendarmerie Command, 102 suspects were caught within the scope of the crime of “illegal betting.”
8.5 BILLION LIRAS IN THEIR ACCOUNTS
Money movements of 8.5 billion liras were detected in the suspects’ accounts. According to the statement, it was determined that the suspects ran illegal betting through websites and mediated illegal money transfers.
ALLEGATION THAT THEY LAUNDERED CRIME PROCEEDS
It was alleged that the suspects provided technical support for the transfer and concealment of criminal proceeds obtained from illegal betting activities through electronic money infrastructures, software systems, and financial routing mechanisms. It was further claimed that the suspects introduced these revenues into the financial system through various methods.
“WE CONTINUE OUR STRUGGLE WITH DETERMINATION”
The ministry’s statement included the expressions, “We continue our fight against cybercrime with determination to protect our citizens from the illegal betting trap.”