13.01.2026 14:02
As a result of the investigation conducted by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 97 suspects were detained in the operation against the 'Casperlar' criminal organization, of which 58 were arrested. It was determined that the organization was involved in various crimes.
As part of the investigation conducted by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into the "Casperlar" criminal organization, 58 of the 97 suspects detained were arrested. The investigation initiated against the 'Casperlar' criminal organization, which is involved in crimes such as 'robbery', 'intentional injury', 'threat', 'drug trafficking', 'prostitution', and 'deprivation of liberty', particularly in the Bahçelievler district led by İsmail Atız, as well as in the Küçükçekmece and Bağcılar districts, resulted in the Organized Crimes Investigation Bureau preparing an 839-page indictment.
SIMULTANEOUS OPERATIONS WERE CARRIED OUT IN 21 PROVINCES
223 individuals, including 145 who are under arrest, were listed as 'suspects' in the indictment. While the prepared indictment was sent to the Bakırköy Heavy Penal Court, law enforcement units reached new findings indicating that the activities and actions of the armed criminal organization continued in a manner that would pose a threat, and in this context, arrest and detention warrants were issued for 117 suspects who were deemed to be involved in the organization's actions, connected to the organization, and identified as conducting organization propaganda through social media at 223 different addresses. The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had instructed the Istanbul Provincial Police Department's Organized Crime Fighting Branch to carry out simultaneous operations in 21 provinces, including Istanbul, Adıyaman, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Bitlis, and Çanakkale.
58 SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED
In the operations carried out, 97 individuals were detained. The suspects, whose procedures were completed at the police station, were transferred to the Bakırköy Courthouse. Here, the suspects whose prosecutorial procedures were completed were brought before the Peace Criminal Court. Among those whose procedures were completed, 58 suspects, including 8 minors who were led into crime, were arrested and sent to prison. Judicial control measures were applied to 17 individuals, while 22 people were released.