31.10.2026 21:10
In the "Silhouette Operation" conducted against a network determined to have been running an online prostitution organization in 10 provinces centered on Diyarbakır, 28 suspects were detained, 17 of whom were arrested. It was determined that the network, which found customers through fake female profiles and escort advertisements, transferred its criminal proceeds through bank accounts, crypto assets, and jewelers. In the MASAK examination, a transaction volume of 977 million liras was identified, while moments when the suspects negotiated prostitution in the middle of the street were captured on camera.
Teams of the Public Order Branch Directorate of the Diyarbakır Police Department launched a comprehensive investigation following findings that prostitution activities were being organized over the internet in the city. During technical and physical surveillance conducted as part of the investigation, it was determined that the suspects had set up websites under the name of agencies and procured clients through escort advertisements using fake female profiles. It was also found that rental vehicles and taxis were used to transport the women to predetermined addresses.
ILLEGAL FINANCIAL FLOW WORTH 977 MILLION TL
It was revealed that the suspects used bank accounts belonging to third parties to conceal the criminal proceeds they obtained, carried out transactions through crypto assets, and transferred money through jewelers under the appearance of buying gold. In examinations conducted by the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK), a financial transaction volume of 977 million TL linked to the network was identified. As part of the fight against criminal proceeds, assets including 7 automobiles and 1 plot of land worth 8 million 750 thousand TL were seized.
17 SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Within the scope of the investigation, a simultaneous 'Silhouette Operation' was carried out at determined addresses in İzmir, Istanbul, Antalya, Hatay, Denizli, Kayseri, Edirne, Sakarya and Mersin, centered on Diyarbakır. During the operation, 28 suspects were taken into custody. After their procedures at the police station were completed, 17 of the suspects who were referred to the courthouse were arrested by the court they were brought before. The other suspects were released under judicial control conditions.
PROSTITUTION BARGAINING ON CAMERA
Meanwhile, moments when the suspects negotiated prostitution by the roadside and on the streets without paying attention to anyone were also captured on camera.