25.04.2026 11:51
In an operation targeting a gang found to have organized prostitution in 4 provinces based in Istanbul, 7 of the 14 suspects detained were arrested. During the operation, 52 women who were determined to have been forced into prostitution by the gang were rescued. It was found that the suspects had obtained approximately 15 million liras in illegal earnings through their account transactions in the last year.
Teams from the Morality Bureau of the Istanbul Police Department's Public Order Branch launched an investigation following reports that individuals, including foreign women, were being sent to homes and hotels through groups on mobile applications. After approximately 4 months of technical and physical surveillance, the identities of the suspects were determined.
THEY HID THEIR TRACKS THROUGH MONEY TRAFFICKING
Within the scope of the investigation, it was determined that gang members transferred the money they obtained to bank accounts of different individuals and withdrew it from there. Examinations revealed that the suspects tried to hide their identities using this method and achieved a transaction volume of approximately 15 million lira in the last year.
SIMULTANEOUS RAIDS ON 14 ADDRESSES IN 4 PROVINCES
After collecting evidence, simultaneous operations were carried out at 14 designated addresses in Istanbul's Büyükçekmece, Silivri, Beylikdüzü, and Küçükçekmece districts, as well as in Samsun, Diyarbakır, and Ankara.
14 SUSPECTS DETAINED, 52 WOMEN RESCUED
In the operation, 14 suspects who were gang members were taken into custody, while 52 women identified as being forced into prostitution were taken to the police station to give statements.
NUMEROUS ELEMENTS OF CRIME SEIZED
During searches at the addresses, 16 mobile phones, 14 SIM cards, 1 tablet, $980, €105, and 43 grams of gold, believed to be proceeds of crime, were seized. Additionally, 5 grams of cannabis, 1 precision scale, 4 drug grinders, and 2 notebooks containing information about the women were found.
7 SUSPECTS ARRESTED
After their procedures at the police station, the suspects were referred to the courthouse; 7 of them were arrested, while judicial control measures were imposed on the other 7. It was learned that the foreign women were handed over to the Provincial Migration Directorate for deportation.