21.07.2025 08:10
In an operation targeting an 'Organized Crime Syndicate' with a transaction volume of 2.5 billion TL in accounts across 11 provinces centered around Aydın, 35 suspects, including 2 leaders, were apprehended.
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Operations have been initiated in 11 provinces centered in Aydın. In the operations carried out, an 'Organized Crime Syndicate' led by K.U. and H.I.K., which had a transaction volume of 2.5 billion TL in their accounts, was dismantled. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that 35 suspects, including the two leaders, were captured. It was determined that the suspects, who are members of the organized crime syndicate, defrauded citizens under the guise of stock market, investment, and cryptocurrency consultancy through social media.
33 SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Interior Minister Yerlikaya shared on his social media account, "In our operations conducted by our Gendarmerie against the 'Organized Crime Syndicate' led by K.U. and H.I.K., which has a transaction volume of 2.5 billion TL in their accounts in 11 provinces centered in Aydın; we captured 35 suspects, including the two leaders. 33 have been arrested. A judicial control decision was issued for one. The process for the other is ongoing.
THEY DEFRAUDED CITIZENS WITH FAKE STOCK MARKET APPLICATIONS
It was determined that the suspects, who are members of the organized crime syndicate, defrauded our citizens by directing them to fake stock market applications through social media platforms. They laundered the proceeds of crime through shell companies they established under the guise of investment, finance, and cryptocurrency consultancy. In the operations conducted in Aydın, Hatay, Istanbul, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Mardin, Muğla, Antalya, İzmir, Niğde, and Sinop, investigations have been initiated by our Prosecutor's Offices against the suspects for the crimes of Establishing an Organization for the Purpose of Committing Crimes, Qualified Fraud Using Information Systems, and Money Laundering of Assets Arising from Crime.
ASSETS WORTH 300 MILLION TL SEIZED
Approximately 300 million TL worth of assets belonging to the suspects and companies, including 10 vehicles, 16 plots of land, 2 houses, 814 bank accounts, and 35 cryptocurrency accounts, were seized. As a result of the operations, a large number of documents, files, and digital materials were confiscated," he stated.
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