Operation against the DHKP-C terrorist organization in Istanbul: 4 detained.

Operation against the DHKP-C terrorist organization in Istanbul: 4 detained.

20.01.2026 10:37

As part of the investigations into the DHKP-C terrorist organization conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 4 suspects alleged to have engaged in financial transactions were detained. In simultaneous operations, evidence related to activities aimed at circulating cash to obstruct the tracking of money sent from abroad was also seized.

As part of the investigations conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against the DHKP-C terrorist organization, 4 suspects were detained on the grounds that they engaged in financial activities aimed at monitoring the organization members and their relatives in prison and that they circulated cash to prevent the tracking of money sent from abroad.

SIMULTANEOUS OPERATIONS WERE CARRIED OUT AT 5 DIFFERENT ADDRESSES

Within the scope of 3 separate investigations conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's Office for the Prevention of the Financing of Terrorism and Money Laundering against the DHKP-C armed terrorist organization, searches were conducted at addresses identified in Ataşehir, Küçükçekmece, and Maltepe districts based on MASAK data, HTS/BAZ studies, organizational structure charts, and other studies related to the financing of left-wing marginal armed terrorist organizations. Within the framework of the investigation, 4 suspects were identified on the grounds that they engaged in financial activities aimed at monitoring the organization members and their relatives in prison and that they circulated cash to prevent the tracking of money sent from abroad. A simultaneous operation was carried out by the Istanbul Provincial Police Department's Counter-Terrorism Branch against the suspects at 5 different addresses. As a result of the operation, 4 suspects were detained. Additionally, materials deemed to have evidential value were seized at the addresses where searches were conducted.

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