19.06.2026 16:01
The suspect, who introduced himself as a police officer and took approximately 10 kilograms of gold, 2 million 375 thousand liras, 68 thousand dollars, and 1900 euros from İYİ Party Mersin Deputy Burhanettin Kocamaz, was caught in Istanbul.
İYİ Party Mersin Deputy Burhanettin Kocamaz was defrauded by a suspect who introduced himself as the Mersin Counter-Terrorism (TEM) Director on the phone, along with his accomplice. The two suspects, who took Kocamaz's 2.5 million TL and 10 kilograms of gold, were caught by the police and arrested.
HE HANDED OVER THE MONEY AND GOLD HIMSELF On June 14, a person called İYİ Party Mersin Deputy Burhanettin Kocamaz, introducing himself as the Mersin TEM Director. The person told Kocamaz that his identity had emerged during an operation against FETÖ in Mersin, stated they were planning to catch the suspects, and said he needed to hand over his money and valuables to them. The suspect asked Kocamaz to cut off communication with his surroundings, citing operational secrecy. On June 16, Kocamaz sent 2 million 375 thousand lira to a bank account given to him. Additionally, he handed over approximately 10 kilograms of gold, jewelry, 68 thousand dollars, and 1,900 euros to the suspect in person at the entrance of Başkent University.
"THEY CONVINCED ME TO HAND OVER MY GOLD" Suspicious of the situation after a while, Kocamaz went to the Ankara Police Department and filed a complaint. In his statement to the police, Kocamaz said, "On June 14, a person who introduced himself as the Mersin TEM Director called me. They said that an ID belonging to me had appeared among suspects caught in Mersin, that these IDs had photos of other people, and that these individuals were FETÖ members bringing money from abroad. They said they were conducting an operation and planning to catch the suspects, asking me to send money to the account. They also convinced me to hand over my gold, claiming they would examine it in a lab to check if the gold previously caught from organization members matched the gold at my home. I left my home in Konutkent, put the gold and money in a bag, and handed the bag to a person in front of Başkent University." As a result of the police investigation, the two suspects were caught with gold and money in a taxi in Istanbul. The suspects, brought to Ankara, were referred to the courthouse and arrested by a judge.