Operation 'Last Station' against fake 'vehicle inspection appointment' fraud in 14 provinces: 25 arrests

Operation 'Last Station' against fake 'vehicle inspection appointment' fraud in 14 provinces: 25 arrests

04.03.2026 08:52

As a result of an operation against a gang that committed fraud by promising vehicle inspection appointments through a fake website in Diyarbakır, 25 out of 26 suspects were arrested. It was determined that the gang's transaction volume was 810 million TL.

In the 'Last Station' operation targeting a network that committed fraud by opening fake websites under the name 'vehicle inspection appointment' in 14 provinces centered in Diyarbakır, 25 of the 26 suspects detained were arrested. It was determined that the transaction volume in the suspects' accounts was 810 million TL.

THEY WERE DEFRAUDING CITIZENS THROUGH WEBSITES

The Provincial Police Department, Public Order Branch teams, took action against the criminal organization that defrauded citizens through fake websites they established by imitating a company providing vehicle inspection services. It was determined that the suspects deceived the victims they reached through the fake sites and landlines with the promise of debt repayment. Investigations revealed that the transaction volume in the suspects' accounts was 810 million TL, and the identifiable material damage was recorded as 1 million 145 thousand 159 TL.

25 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED

In simultaneous operations conducted in a total of 14 provinces, including Istanbul, Kocaeli, Van, Izmir, Antalya, Ordu, Konya, Sakarya, Yalova, Erzurum, Hatay, Ankara, and Adana, centered in Diyarbakır, 26 suspects were captured and detained. In the operation, 2 real estates and 3 vehicles belonging to the suspects, as well as assets worth a total of 8 million 430 thousand lira in their bank accounts, were seized. After their procedures at the police station, the suspects were referred to the courthouse and brought before the court, where 25 were arrested and 1 was released under judicial control.

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