04.09.2026 13:11
In the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, detention orders were issued for 31 lawyers on allegations that citizens' personal data was accessed through illegal panel systems named "HukukBİS" and "AsistBİS," and search and seizure operations were initiated at 39 different law firms. Here are the famous law firms that were raided...
Action has been taken following messages such as "Your debt has fallen into legal collection," "You missed the reconciliation period," and "Foreclosure proceedings have been initiated against you," which victimized and drove millions of citizens into panic.
As part of the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, simultaneous operations were conducted against 31 law firms identified as using digital panel systems that illegally obtained and queried citizens' personal data. It was determined that identity, address, title deed, and social security information of millions of people were illegally accessed in the offices where search and seizure warrants were issued.
ILLEGAL ACCESS DETECTED VIA "HUKUKBIS" AND "ASISTBIS"
The basis of the investigation consisted of evidence indicating that illegal digital panel systems such as "HukukBİS" and "AsistBİS" were actively used by some law firms. Striking results were obtained in technical examinations conducted on digital materials previously seized from suspects Barış Sakızlı, Abdurrahman Kayseri, and fugitive Zafer Çam. It was determined that through the panels, law firms accessed completely personal and private data such as citizen and identity queries, family and residence information, SGK records, employee lists, phone queries from GSM information or person/identity information, as well as title deed, taxpayer, and parcel records.
REMOTE CONNECTION INSTALLATION AND FINANCIAL NETWORK REVEALED
Examinations revealed that these illegal systems were installed on computers in law firms via remote access programs such as AnyDesk and TeamViewer. It was determined that verification applications like Google Authenticator were used for system logins, and accounts were actively managed from within the offices. In addition to the suspects who sold and installed the system, bank accounts used as intermediaries for transferring panel usage fees were also scrutinized. The direction, amount, and frequency of money transfers to accounts registered in the names of Fatih Aslan, Muhammed Sefa Bircan, Talha Çorapçıoğlu, Kaya Aslan, Kurtuluş Hüneroğlu, and Ali Çorapçıoğlu were entered into the investigation file as evidence.
SIMULTANEOUS SEARCH WARRANT FOR 31 LAW FIRMS
Based on the digital and financial evidence obtained, with the decision of the Istanbul 5th Criminal Court of Peace, it was ordered that searches, seizures, and digital examinations be conducted at 31 law firms operating throughout Istanbul. The simultaneous search operations carried out on September 4, 2026, between 09:00 and 17:00, were conducted in the presence of an authorized Republic prosecutor and a bar association representative, as required by Article 58 of the Attorneyship Law. Teams examined computers, mobile phones, hard disks, and similar digital materials related to the use of the panel systems by taking their images or sealing them. Additionally, accounting records related to money transfers deemed to be for panel services were seized.
OFFICES SUBJECT TO OPERATIONS
The law firms against which search and seizure measures were applied are listed as follows:
- Akıncı Law Office
- Akpolat & Koç Law Office
- Alaçal Law Office
- Altınova Law Office
- Anka Law & Consultancy
- Ateş Law Office
- Aysel Eroğlu Law Office
- Basri Law Office
- Coşkun-Yıldız-Uzun-Kurt Law Firm Partnership / Portal Law Office
- Demir Law Office
- Denge Law Office
- Doğuş Law Office
- Doruk Law Office
- Erol Ögünç Law Office
- Fatih Ekrem Ekinci Law Office
- Kaçmaz Law Office
- Kulaklı Legal Law Office
- Özbağ & Şentürk Law and Consultancy Office
- Proaktif Law Office
- Sercan Law Office
- Solmaz Partners Law Office
- Söylemez & Koç Law Office
- Ufuk Özkan Göker Law Office
- Uluca Law Firm Partnership
- Universal Law & Consultancy
- Yağmur Law Office
- Yıldırır Law Office
- Yıldız Law and Consultancy
- Yılkar Law Office
- MCD Law Office
- MSD Law Office
The comprehensive investigation is being conducted within the scope of the crimes of unlawfully giving or seizing personal data under Article 136 of the Turkish Penal Code, obtaining information related to state security under Article 327, and violating the Cyber Security Law. It was emphasized that depending on the nature of the allegations, the actions are also being evaluated in terms of the crimes of unlawfully accessing an information system and damaging or destroying data, and that the process may expand based on the digital materials examined.
MINISTER GÜRLEK ANNOUNCED THE DETAILS
The details of the operation were announced by the Minister of Justice, Akın Gürlek. In his statement, Gürlek used the following expressions:
"The privacy of our citizens is inviolable for us!
The unlawful seizure of our citizens' personal data, turning it into a commercial commodity, and victimizing our citizens by using this information is absolutely unacceptable.
In this context, within the studies carried out by our Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Cyber Crimes Investigation Bureau in coordination with the Istanbul Provincial Police Department Cyber Crimes Division; it has been determined that personal data belonging to our citizens was unlawfully obtained and used in query systems called 'panels.'
Examinations revealed that these illegal systems were sold to some law firms for a fee and used through a subscription system; and that some law firms accessed the personal information of citizens with whom they had no legal relationship through these systems, victimizing them with false statements such as 'your debt has fallen into legal collection,' 'you missed the reconciliation period,' and 'foreclosure proceedings have been initiated against you.'
In the first phase of the investigation, legal proceedings were carried out against suspects identified as establishing, operating, and being involved in the revenue flow of the illegal system, and a public lawsuit was filed against 10 suspects. With the expansion of the investigation, detention decisions were made today for 31 lawyers against whom concrete evidence of using the illegal panel system was obtained, and search and seizure operations have been initiated at 39 different law firms.
I sincerely thank our Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, our Istanbul Police Department, and all public officials involved in this important investigation, which is being conducted with great meticulousness.
No one who exploits the law and commits illegality will get away with it."