12.11.2026 10:03
In Istanbul, suspects who introduced themselves as police officers first took 120 thousand dollars from 78-year-old retired chemist Emine Güzel H. and had her sell her house in Eyüpsultan for 6.5 million liras. Six of the 9 suspects, who converted the money into crypto and included 2 jewelers among them, were arrested, and 3 were released under judicial control conditions.
In Beşiktaş, suspects called retired chemist Emine Güzel H. (78) by phone and introduced themselves as police officers. The 9 suspects, who first took 120 thousand dollars from Emine Güzel H.'s bank account, then had her sell her house in Eyüpsultan and transferred the money to their own accounts. Nine suspects, 2 of whom are jewelers, who were learned to have converted the money they received into crypto, were detained. Six of the suspects referred to the courthouse were arrested, while 3 people were released under judicial control conditions.
Emine Güzel H., who applied to the police in Istanbul, said she was defrauded by people who introduced themselves as police officers. In her statement at the police station, Emine Güzel H. said, "They called me by phone. They said they were police and told me that my identity had been copied and my name had been involved in a criminal organization investigation. I believed them. They asked for the money at home so that I could be cleared. Thereupon, I withdrew the 120 thousand dollars in the bank and came home. They asked me to take a photo of the money. When I sent them the photos of the money, they said they would send someone to collect the money. They told me to ask the person who came to me for a password and to give the bag full of money to the person who said the password 'Your Money Is Safe'. I asked the person who came for the password. When they knew it, I gave them the money," she said.
THEY HAD HER SELL HER HOUSE AND TRANSFER THE MONEY TO THEIR ACCOUNTS
Explaining that the suspects called her again after a while and asked her to sell her house in Eyüpsultan, Emine Güzel H. said, "Thereupon, I put the house up for sale. The value of my house was approximately 7.5 million liras; however, because we were in a hurry, I had to sell my house for 6.5 million liras. Then I sent the money to 3 separate bank accounts they gave me. After a while, when the numbers that called me were shut down, I realized I had been defrauded," she said.
9 SUSPECTS REFERRED TO THE COURTHOUSE
In the investigation conducted by the Fraud Bureau, security camera footage of the suspects was obtained. In the footage, it was determined that the suspects converted the money they received from Emine Güzel H. into crypto and took it abroad. The police organized an operation to catch the suspects whose identities they had determined. Nine people, including 2 jewelers, were detained. The suspects, whose procedures at the Public Security Branch Directorate were completed, were referred to the courthouse.
6 SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Six of the suspects brought before the Magistrate's Court were arrested, while 3 people were released under judicial control conditions.