07.05.2025 09:53
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that a total of 568 suspects have been apprehended in operations conducted in 39 provinces over the past 10 days targeting crimes such as illegal gambling, qualified fraud, and online child pornography. As a result of the operations, a total of 1 billion 111 million 599 thousand lira in cash and assets has been seized.
According to the information shared by Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, in coordination with the Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices and the Cyber Crime Department of the General Directorate of Security; operations against cyber crimes were carried out in a total of 39 provinces, including Istanbul, Antalya, Yalova, Mardin, Ankara, Adana, Nevşehir, Kayseri, Mersin, Van, Şanlıurfa, Tekirdağ, Ağrı, Adıyaman, Edirne, Denizli, Kahramanmaraş, Niğde, Hakkari, Afyonkarahisar, Balıkesir, Batman, Samsun, Kocaeli, centered in Bursa, İzmir, Hatay, Şırnak, Düzce, Sakarya, Muğla, Rize, Gümüşhane, Manisa, Artvin, Çanakkale, Erzurum, Isparta, and Osmaniye. Operations were conducted against crimes such as "illegal betting, qualified fraud, online child pornography and abuse, money laundering of assets derived from crime, and qualified theft."
568 PEOPLE ARRESTED
It was determined that the suspects engaged in fraudulent activities through social media platforms and phishing sites with the promise of "high returns," provided infrastructure for illegal betting sites, facilitated gambling and money transfers, and enabled gambling by using information systems, as well as unlawfully accessing citizens' mobile banking accounts to gain unfair profits.
In the operations that have been ongoing for 10 days, 568 suspects were arrested. Investigations were initiated by the prosecutors regarding the suspects for crimes such as qualified fraud through the use of information systems as a tool, illegal betting, online child pornography, qualified theft, establishing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime, and money laundering of assets derived from crime.
ASSETS WORTH OVER 1 BILLION SEIZED
As a result of the operations, a total of 1 billion 111 million 599 TL worth of money and assets were seized, including 21 vehicles, 8 motorcycles, 28 plots of land, 9 residences/businesses, and 11 gardens. Additionally, unlicensed shotguns and a large number of digital materials were confiscated during the operations.