15.07.2025 14:46
New details have emerged regarding a simultaneous operation conducted in 60 provinces centered in İzmir aimed at uncovering the financial sources of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization. It has been revealed that one suspect, who was allegedly selling food online, collected money from connections in the United States and Turkey, placed the funds into food packages, and sent them to families of individuals who were arrested due to their ties to FETÖ or who were dismissed from their jobs under emergency decrees.
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In coordination with the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a study has been initiated against suspects identified as providing financial support to the terrorist organization FETÖ, in collaboration with the Anti-Terrorism Branch, the Intelligence Branch, and the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK).
THEY SENT MONEY IN THE FORM OF FOOD BOXES
According to the report prepared by MASAK, it was determined that some individuals and their first-degree relatives, both domestically and abroad, had previously been processed for FETÖ membership. It was established that financial support was collected in Turkish Lira, dollars, and gold by pretending to sell food to these individuals, and the collected money was delivered to organization members under the guise of food boxes. It was learned that the total amount transferred to the organization through this method was 7 million 500 thousand TL.
244 PEOPLE DETAINED
On the 9th anniversary of July 15, simultaneous operations were carried out in 60 provinces centered in İzmir to capture suspects identified as committing the crime of "violating the Law on the Prevention of Terrorism Financing." While detention orders were issued for 371 suspects, the number of suspects detained during searches at the identified addresses rose to 244.
BOX FINANCIER
On the other hand, it was determined that a suspect named Y.K. created a pool with the money received from connections in the USA and Turkey, and that this money was secretly placed inside the prepared food boxes and sent to relatives who had been convicted of FETÖ or dismissed by a decree. It was established that Y.K., who was detained two weeks ago and arrested by the court, managed organized money transfers under the guise of food boxes, collected money with individuals connected to the USA, and coordinated the distribution.
Within the scope of the operation, it was determined that 79 suspects were abroad, while efforts to capture 48 fugitives are ongoing.
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