08.06.2026 09:10
In an operation conducted across 6 provinces centered in Istanbul, 9 suspects were detained for causing $102,750 in losses by introducing counterfeit $50 bills into the system through ATMs.
A coordinated operation was conducted across 6 provinces targeting suspects who were determined to have profited unlawfully by inserting counterfeit $50 bills into the system through ATMs in Istanbul. Nine individuals were detained in the operation. The suspects were found to have caused $102,750 in damages using this method.
ISTANBUL POLICE DEPARTMENT INITIATED INVESTIGATION
Teams from the Istanbul Police Department's Cyber Crimes Branch, under the coordination of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, launched an investigation to identify and apprehend those committing fraud using counterfeit foreign currency. Examinations revealed that the suspects inserted counterfeit $50 bills into the system via bank ATMs, then withdrew the foreign currency as Turkish Lira from different bank ATMs to obtain illicit gains.
9 INDIVIDUALS DETAINED
The suspects, found to have conducted numerous transactions, were determined to have caused a total of $102,750 in damages. Following the investigations, simultaneous operations were carried out this morning in Istanbul-centered Artvin, Bursa, Edirne, Samsun, and Diyarbakır. Nine suspects were detained in the operation.