06.07.2026 12:40
A major operation was carried out against a criminal organization that defrauded insurance companies of approximately 200 million TL by staging fake traffic accidents in blind spots without cameras across 5 provinces centered in Izmir. During raids on the network, which includes a lawyer in the position of organization leader, 48 suspects were detained.
The details of a comprehensive investigation conducted under the coordination of the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and by the teams of the İzmir Provincial Police Department's Financial Crimes Branch have been revealed, targeting the crimes of "establishing an organization for the purpose of committing crimes" and "qualified fraud." An unbelievable fraud scheme was uncovered through the examination of MASAK reports, Insurance Information and Monitoring Center data, and claim files included in the investigation file.
THEY CHOSE 'BLIND SPOTS' WITHOUT CAMERAS
According to the examinations, the network's scam method consisted of the following steps:
Areas without cameras were specifically selected, and vehicles were positioned as if they had been involved in an accident beforehand. Photos of the vehicles were taken in these positions, and fake accident reports were prepared among themselves. The vehicles shown as involved in accidents were quickly towed to agreed-upon repair shops, repair operations were carried out, and claims were made to insurance companies through claim files.
With this rapid process, the opportunity for insurance companies to conduct expert inspections was intentionally eliminated. In cases where payment could not be obtained, the network attempted to forcibly collect the money through legal means by taking some files to arbitration, court, and enforcement processes.
LAWYER-LED SCAM: 200 MILLION TL UNLAWFUL GAIN
In light of the evidence obtained within the scope of the investigation, it was determined that the organization was led by Eyüp Gürgür and managed by Çağdaş İralgil and lawyer Arda Akıncı. It was established that the network has caused losses to insurance companies by obtaining approximately 200 million TL in unlawful gains to date through staged accidents and fake claim files.
In the MASAK account movement examinations, it was assessed that Arda Akıncı, one of the 17 lawyers mentioned in the investigation, acted directly on behalf of the organization and was in a managerial position. It was understood that the other lawyers were included in the file only as "informants" since no direct financial traffic with the organization was detected.
SIMULTANEOUS RAIDS IN 5 PROVINCES: 48 DETAINED
A total of 240 suspects were identified within the scope of the file, and detention orders were issued for 62 of them for whom the suspicion of crime was confirmed. Simultaneous operations were conducted in the early hours of today (06/07/2026) in İstanbul, Ankara, Ağrı, and Antalya, centered in İzmir.
During the operations, 48 suspects were caught and detained, while efforts continue to capture the fugitive suspects. Searches at the addresses yielded numerous material damage accident reports, insurance policies, powers of attorney, comprehensive insurance documents, identification documents belonging to different individuals, assignment deeds, and release agreements.
SUSPECTS MENTIONED IN THE INVESTIGATION AND THEIR ROLES
The hierarchical distribution within the organization of the suspects mentioned in the information note of the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and against whom proceedings were carried out was explained as follows:
Organization leader: Eyüp Gürgür
Organization managers: Çağdaş İralgil, Arda Akıncı
Organization members: Okan Çolak, Cüneyt Balcı, Nejdet Ün, Orhan Mete, Rıfkı Hayla, Hüsnü Caner, Hamza Bayhan, Mehmet Can Erçakmak, Serkan Gülecek, Tarık Hayla, Bülent Kadaifçioğlu, Emel Gürgür, Barış Altın, Naile Arslan, Görkem Ün, Oya İralgil, Zarema Balcı, Serkan Orakçı, Ersin Demir, Gülizar Orakçı, Halil Akagündüz, Gültekin Yılmaz, Halis Gül, Hasan Bekmezci, Gökhan Taşer, Mensure İşçimen, Muhammet Can Öklü, Sergen Kuruca, Buse Tanerler, Emre Yelen, Okan Şahin.
Those aiding the organization: Hayriye Caner, Faik Mankır, Servet Balcı, Fevzi Özbek, Sami Özel, Doğan Yelal, Gülfiye Taş, Sultan Okan, Mustafa Doğan Akdaş, Veli Alemdar, Sıdıka Pehlivanlar, Faris Arat, Serkan Çakır, Serkan Dindar, Tuncer Yılmaz, Yüksel Hayla, Cem Taş, Deniz Çolak, Aytaç Kurtuluş, Mustafa Çevik, Onur Üstem, Sadullah Pektezcanlı, Rukiye Özdemir, Enes Patoğlu, Gökhan Toker, Oktay Arslan, Ece Aksoy, Emin Nebioğlu.