16.10.2026 10:43
The Ministry of Interior announced that simultaneous operations were carried out against 119 suspects for the crime of illegal betting in 33 provinces centered in Eskişehir. In the investigation conducted under the coordination of the Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was determined that the suspects organizedly enabled the activities of online illegal betting and gambling sites across Turkey. It was alleged that the suspects mediated money transfers by collecting bank accounts and GSM lines from third parties.
A simultaneous operation targeting an illegal betting network was carried out in 33 provinces, based in Eskişehir. In the operation, 119 suspects were targeted.
JOINT WORK FROM CYBER POLICE
According to a statement from the Ministry of Interior, under the coordination of the Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the Eskişehir Provincial Police Department's Cyber Crime Combating Branch Directorate launched an investigation into the crime of illegal betting. After the efforts, supported by the Cyber Crime Combating Department of the General Directorate of Security, an operation was carried out in 33 provinces.
SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION IN 33 PROVINCES
The operations were carried out in Adana, Ağrı, Antalya, Aydın, Balıkesir, Batman, Bilecik, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Düzce, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Giresun, Hakkari, Hatay, Istanbul, Izmir, Kayseri, Kocaeli, Kütahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Muğla, Sakarya, Samsun, Sinop, Şanlıurfa, Tekirdağ, Tokat, Trabzon and Van.
ALLEGATION THEY COLLECTED BANK ACCOUNTS AND GSM LINES
In the investigations carried out, it was determined that the suspects, acting as an organization throughout Turkey, enabled the activities of online illegal betting and gambling sites. It was alleged that the suspects collected bank accounts and GSM lines belonging to third parties and mediated the transfer of money in this way.
“WE CONTINUE OUR FIGHT WITH DETERMINATION”
In the statement of the Ministry of Interior, it was stated: “We continue our fight with determination against criminal networks and illegal organizations that defraud our citizens. We congratulate our heroic police officers, our department directorate, our Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, and all those who contributed.”