13.02.2026 10:10
In operations conducted in 5 provinces centered in Istanbul, 29 suspects were detained on the grounds of allegedly carrying out a large amount of fictitious exports. It was learned that 1 business, 25 fields, 12 residential units, and 104 vehicles were seized, and it was determined that the network had established an organization to obtain foreign currency conversion support and to bring in money of unknown origin into the country.
The teams of the Financial Crimes Investigation Department of the Istanbul Police Department, in coordination with the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, identified a network that made a large fraud by conducting fictitious exports.
CRIME NETWORK UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
The financial police, which scrutinized the crime network that carried out a large fraud through fictitious exports and money laundering methods, initiated months-long technical and physical surveillance. It was determined that the network established an organization to obtain foreign exchange conversion support and to bring in money of unknown origin into the country. It was found that fictitious exports and invoices were arranged in the organizations established by this network, and the money received in the form of foreign currency via the swift method from the countries where the so-called exports were made was of unknown origin.
THEY BENEFITED FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONVERSION SUPPORT
While it was determined that the money reported to be brought from abroad with cash declaration forms actually consisted of foreign currencies collected from within the country or belonged to third parties, it was also understood that the suspects unfairly benefited from foreign exchange conversion support through documents they organized among themselves.
THE BUTTON WAS PRESSED FOR THE OPERATION
After deciphering the methods and activities of the profit-oriented crime network, the police teams pressed the button for the operation following the findings. In simultaneous operations conducted at addresses determined in Ankara, Antalya, Kocaeli, and Kayseri provinces, 29 suspects were detained, targeting those involved in the organization.
It was learned that 1 workplace, 25 fields, 12 residential apartments, and 104 vehicles, which were stated to belong to the network, were seized within the scope of the investigation. The detained suspects were sent to the Istanbul Police Department for their statements to be taken. It was reported that the investigation initiated against the network members is ongoing.