22.10.2026 20:01
Five suspects were caught in a usury operation coordinated from Eskişehir and held simultaneously in Istanbul and Bursa. It emerged that the suspects, who were determined to have given money at high interest in exchange for promissory notes under the guise of forward vehicle sales and to have victimized tradespeople and citizens unable to pay their debts through pressure and threats, had approximately 60 million TL in receivables. Two of the suspects were arrested.
Five suspects were caught in a simultaneous operation targeting loan sharks in 3 provinces based in Eskişehir.
HIGH INTEREST UNDER THE GUISE OF INSTALLMENT VEHICLE SALES
In the work carried out against loan sharks by the teams of the Smuggling and Organized Crime (KOM) Branch Directorate under the coordination of the Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was determined that some suspects gave money against promissory notes, through wire transfer/EFT or in cash at high interest under the guise of installment vehicle sales.
It was determined that the suspects, who were found to have victimized tradesmen and citizens unable to pay their debts through pressure and threats, were in the position of creditors for approximately 60 million TL by initiating enforcement proceedings.
SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION IN 3 PROVINCES: 2 DETENTIONS
Five suspects detained in the simultaneous operation based in Eskişehir and held in Istanbul and Bursa were referred to judicial authorities after procedures at the police station.
Of the suspects brought before the court, 2 were arrested and sent to prison, while 2 suspects were released under judicial control conditions.