14.07.2026 11:41
Within the scope of the investigation conducted by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a simultaneous operation was carried out in 7 provinces centered in Istanbul against the 'Moon Group' criminal organization. It was determined that 31 of the 107 suspects identified as being involved in crimes such as establishing an armed criminal organization for profit, aggravated robbery, and drug trafficking are in prison. Arrest efforts continue in the operations.
Within the scope of an investigation launched by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into the 'Ay Group' criminal organization, which was identified as having been involved in various crimes across different provinces, an operation was carried out in 7 provinces centered in Istanbul. Efforts to apprehend the 107 suspects targeted in the operations are ongoing.
A new investigation was launched by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Organized Crimes Investigation Bureau regarding the 'Ay Group' criminal organization, which was identified as operating in the Bağcılar, Esenyurt, and Büyükçekmece districts of Istanbul, and was found to be involved in numerous crimes, primarily 'establishing, managing, and being a member of an armed criminal organization for profit', 'qualified robbery', and 'manufacturing and trafficking of narcotic or stimulant substances', and whose leadership was determined to be held by an individual named Abdurrahman Ay.
THEY ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR 9 ACTIONS It was determined that individuals linked to the organization carried out the following actions: On January 28, an action in Marmaris, Muğla, where one person was injured with a firearm; on March 7, an incident in Kocaeli where 3 people died and 2 were injured; on March 23, a firearm threat action in Buca, Izmir; on March 27, a firearm confiscation action in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul; on April 4, a narcotic drug trafficking action in Havza, Samsun; on April 13, an attempted firearm injury of one person in Büyükçekmece; on April 26, involvement in crimes of 'qualified robbery', 'firearm injury', and 'unlawful detention' in Küçükçekmece; on June 5, a narcotic drug trafficking action in Osmangazi, Bursa; and on July 7, an 'attempted deliberate murder' action targeting an individual in Bağcılar.
OPERATION AGAINST 107 SUSPECTS IN 7 PROVINCES: 31 ARE IN PRISON During the investigations conducted by the chief prosecutor's office to identify the individuals, 107 people were identified. Additionally, it emerged that 31 of the suspects are in prison. Police teams carried out simultaneous operations at 93 addresses this morning in Konya, Sakarya, Adana, Ağrı, Bingöl, and Şanlıurfa, centered in Istanbul. Efforts to apprehend the individuals and search the addresses are ongoing.
ORGANIZATION PROCESS AND CONFLICTS WITH RIVAL ORGANIZATIONS Halil Ay, born in 1989 in the Yüreğir district of Adana, is believed to have entered the world of crime in his later years; he began trafficking narcotics there with his family;
In the following process, he led his family, entered into criminal organization formation, moved to Istanbul to increase drug trafficking, and financed his organization with illegal money earned through the drug network he established, especially in Bağcılar and Esenyurt districts, increasing his operational capacity;
During this period, as a result of conflicts between the Gündoğmuşlar and Anucurlar Armed Criminal Organizations, from whom Halil Ay procured narcotics, due to Halil Ay not paying the debt arising from past trades with the Gündoğmuşlar Armed Criminal Organization, and continuing only the drug trade with the Anucurlar Armed Criminal Organization, an attack was carried out by members of the Daltonlar Armed Criminal Organization, led by Barış Boyun, acting in conjunction with the Gündoğmuşlar Armed Criminal Organization, on Halil Ay on January 14, 2023, at around 04:10 on the Golden Horn Bridge. In this armed attack, an individual named Cumali Aslan, sitting in the vehicle where Halil Ay was present, was killed. Subsequently, Halil Ay went abroad illegally;
As a result of bilateral relations developed with Ferhat Delen, the leader of the Redkitler Armed Criminal Organization; the two criminal organizations acted together, and following instructions given to their respective organization members;
Emircan Yılmaz, known as 'Comrade Dalton', the manager of the Daltonlar Armed Criminal Organization, was killed in Georgia-Abkhazia on May 24, 2023;
In order to avenge Emircan Yılmaz, members of the Daltonlar Armed Criminal Organization identified the house of Halil Ay, who was a fugitive in France at the time, and as a result of an armed attack organized there, Halil Ay was killed;
Halil Ay, killed by Daltonlar criminal organization members while a fugitive in France It is assessed that after Halil Ay was killed, the leadership of the criminal organization he founded was assumed by his cousin, Abdurrahman Ay, born in 1990 in the Yüreğir district of Adana, who carried out actions on behalf of the organization and aimed to finance it.