09.06.2026 21:20
In operations coordinated by the Serik Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and conducted simultaneously in 27 provinces against an illegal betting network, whose annual transaction volume was determined to be 8 billion TL through MASAK investigations, 72 suspects were detained.
The Serik Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation after detecting that the crime of 'Violation of the Law on Regulation of Betting and Games of Chance in Football and Other Sports Competitions (Law No. 7258)' was committed on an internet site.
8 BILLION TL TRANSACTION VOLUME
Within the scope of the investigation, movements of 84 bank accounts related to IBAN addresses considered to have mediated money transfers by MASAK were analyzed to identify the suspects. As a result of the examination of bank accounts, it was determined that the annual transaction volume was 8 billion TL.
RAIDS IN 27 PROVINCES, 72 SUSPECTS DETAINED
As a result of the studies, 84 suspects were identified in 27 provinces. Upon the instruction of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a simultaneous operation was carried out on June 9. In the operation, 72 suspects were caught and detained, while digital materials seized during the search were confiscated. It was learned that within the scope of the investigation, 4 suspects are in prison, and efforts to capture 8 suspects continue.