"Major operation against organized crime group with a transaction volume of 1.1 billion TL."

31.05.2025 20:12

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that in a simultaneous operation conducted in 5 provinces centered in Aydın, targeting members of an organized crime group with a transaction volume of 1.1 billion lira, 20 suspects, including the leader, have been arrested.

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Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on his social media account that security forces simultaneously conducted operations at 27 addresses in Muğla, İzmir, Antalya, and Istanbul, centered in Aydın.

"THEY REACHED A CASH VOLUME OF 1 BILLION 150 MILLION LIRA"

Yerlikaya stated that 20 suspects, including the ringleader H.Ö., were captured and all were arrested. He noted that the suspects had obtained the card information of those applying to a business for vacation, transferred the illicit gains obtained with the card information to their own accounts using the "sweetening method," and laundered money by buying and selling real estate through shell companies, and it was determined that they reached a cash volume of 1 billion 150 million lira according to MASAK data.

"484 BANK ACCOUNTS, 16 PROPERTIES, 1 COMPANY, AND 14 VEHICLES SEIZED"

Yerlikaya stated that an investigation was initiated by the prosecutors for the suspects on charges of 'establishing an organization to commit a crime' and 'qualified fraud,' and added: "As a result of the operation, a large amount of foreign currency, as well as many mobile phones, memory devices, and tablets were seized. Additionally, 484 bank accounts belonging to the suspects, 16 properties worth 201.5 million lira, 1 company, and 14 vehicles were seized.

"WE CONTINUE OUR OPERATIONS WITH DETERMINATION AT DAWN AND DUSK"

I congratulate our Governor of Aydın, our Chief Public Prosecutor of Kuşadası who coordinated the operation, our Aydın Provincial Gendarmerie Commander who carried out the operations, our heroic gendarmes, and our MASAK employees. We continue our operations against organized crime groups with determination at dawn and dusk."

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