27.07.2026 19:20
A simultaneous operation was carried out in 22 provinces centered in Ankara against a network managing the payment traffic of an illegal betting site. Teams detected movements totaling 231.3 million lira in the suspects' bank, crypto, and electronic money accounts, and apprehended 22 of the 31 suspects with detention warrants in simultaneous raids.
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched a large-scale investigation into 31 suspects identified as intermediaries for financial transfers through the illegal betting site named "PEKİNBET." In simultaneous operations across 22 provinces centered in Ankara, 22 individuals were detained, while efforts to capture the 9 fugitive suspects are ongoing.
ILLEGAL BETTING NETWORK VIA PAPARA ACCOUNTS
According to a statement from the Media Communication Office of the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, investigations revealed that the suspects' accounts at Papara Elektronik Para ve Ödeme Hizmetleri A.Ş. were used as payment tools on the illegal betting platform.
HUGE 231 MILLION LIRA FINANCIAL TRAFFIC
In meticulous studies conducted in coordination with the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK); bank, crypto asset, and electronic money accounts belonging to the suspects were scrutinized. The analyses identified a massive financial traffic totaling 231 million 300 thousand lira between the accounts. Following this detection, a "Tracked Cyber Crime Investigation" was officially launched.
22 INDIVIDUALS DETAINED
Acting on the directive of the Chief Prosecutor's Office, teams from the Ankara Provincial Gendarmerie Command Cyber Crime Branch Directorate pressed the button for simultaneous operations across 22 provinces on July 27. Within the scope of the operation, 22 of the 31 suspects, for whom detention warrants were issued, were caught and taken into custody. Efforts to capture the 9 remaining fugitive suspects continue resolutely.