23.02.2026 16:46
The statements of 14 suspects, including 7 police officers, who were arrested in the investigation launched against those leaking information to the 'Casperlar' criminal organization, have emerged. The arrested court clerk E.B. explained the reason for 1 million 86 thousand TL being deposited into his account by saying, "Just as I provide information to a lawyer, I provided information to Serkan Cemal Güney in the same way. I did not request a bribe. The reason for the money being deposited is that he felt indebted as a result of the interrogations I conducted."
A total of 18 suspects, including 9 police officers, 1 court clerk, 1 customs enforcement officer, and 1 retired police officer, were detained as part of the investigation into the new generation armed criminal organization known as 'Casperlar'. 17 of them were referred to the court for arrest, while 1 was referred with a request for judicial control. 14 of the 18 suspects were arrested, while 4 were released under judicial control conditions.
STATEMENTS OF THE SUSPECTS IN FRONT OF THE DUTY JUDGE REVEALED
In the judicial interrogation, suspect police officer A.Ö. stated, "I know İbrahim Tankoş from the Narcotics Department. We meet as a family. I met him when he came to visit suspect Serkan Cemal Güney and İbrahim Tankoş. I have not had the authority to query names for 2 years. The Orkinos operation was also published by the Ministry of Interior. After the operation was completed, I had sent the list to my friend Tankoş as well. I do not have the authority to remove names from the list. The name list from the Orkinos operation was circulating on social media. I asked İbrahim and Serkan Cemal if they knew anyone, and I said that if they knew someone, we could go and catch them. The reason for this was my return to the Narcotics Department. I did not know that Tankoş had been expelled," he said.
"I HAVE NO INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF MONEY TO MY ACCOUNT"
Suspect police officer A.A stated in his testimony that he met Serkan Cemal Güney, who is a car dealer, while conducting a crime investigation in Esenyurt, saying, "I was the one who prepared the statement and release documents for H.G, who is Serkan Cemal's wife, in her capacity as a suspect. H.G. also came to give her statement. I was the one who took her statement. I prepared both the statement and the release records. I signed at the place where my record is. I left the name of my group chief E.Y. blank. I would gather all the documents I prepared during the day and they would be signed collectively. I do not know who signed in place of E.Y. I did not query Güven Şener in the Polnet system. Since I am the registrar at the police station, my Polnet is usually open. It is also open when I go out for a short time. I have no information regarding the transfer of 3 thousand lira to my account by Serkan Cemal on the date of the inquiry. I am just a friend of Serkan Cemal," he stated.
"THE REASON FOR THE DEPOSIT OF 1 MILLION 86 THOUSAND LIRA IS THAT HE FEELS INDEBTED DUE TO THE INQUIRIES I HAVE MADE"
Suspect court clerk E.B. stated in his defense, "Just as I provide information to a lawyer, I provided information to Serkan Cemal Güney in the same way. I did this information transfer to help convicts with sentences over 5 years. Güney did not make any requests regarding bribery. Since there was no organization warning in the UYAP system, I did not think that the people Serkan asked about had any connection to the organization, and it did not come to my mind. I have no involvement or knowledge regarding drug trafficking. When I asked Serkan about the names he inquired about, he always replied, 'He is a close friend.' I conducted these inquiries to help him. I did not provide information for profit to anyone. The reason for the deposit of 1 million 86 thousand lira is that he deposited money feeling indebted due to the inquiries I made," he said.
Suspect İbrahim Tankoş, who was revealed to have been arrested 50 days ago for membership in the 'Casperlar' criminal organization, stated in his testimony, "I accept everything that came out of my phone, the personal information I asked. None of my officer friends made any requests from me regarding this. I did not send money to them to give me this personal data. The money was sent because of our friendship due to their requests for loans from me," he said.
IT WAS STATED IN THE REFERRAL LETTER THAT "STRONG EVIDENCE SHOWING STRONG SUSPICION OF CRIME" WAS FOUND
In the referral letter written by the Peace Criminal Court, it was stated that 14 individuals were arrested for a total of 4 crimes attributed to them, and that the nature of the crimes, the examination reports on the phones of suspects Serkan Cemal Güney and İbrahim Tankoş, account movements, and police records were taken into consideration, and it was decided based on the existence of strong evidence showing strong suspicion of the committed crimes. The decision also included information that judicial control measures in the form of 'signature' and 'prohibition of leaving the country' were applied to the 4 individuals who were subject to judicial control measures.
WHAT HAPPENED?
A new investigation was initiated by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against the 'Casperlar' criminal organization, which is led by İsmail Atız and is involved in crimes such as 'robbery', 'intentional injury', 'threat', 'drug trafficking', 'prostitution', and 'deprivation of liberty'.
As part of the ongoing investigation, it was revealed that some public officials leaked information to the Casperlar criminal organization. As a result of the investigations, it was determined that the organization members had interests with public officials and that the organization had them conduct inquiries for criminal and search records from officials working in courthouses and various places.
The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office issued detention orders for a total of 17 suspects, including 9 police officers, 1 court clerk, 1 customs enforcement officer, and 1 police officer who had abandoned their duty, upon the request of the Istanbul Police Department. 17 suspects were detained in an operation carried out at their addresses. Following the detention of one more person in the ongoing investigation, the number of suspects rose to 18.
After the procedures were completed at the police station, the suspects were transferred to the Bakırköy Courthouse in the early hours of the morning, and after the statement procedures were completed at the prosecutor's office, 17 suspects were referred for arrest, while 1 suspect was referred to the Duty Peace Criminal Court with a request for judicial control measures. After the procedures were completed at the court, 14 individuals, including 7 police officers and 1 court clerk, were arrested and sent to prison. 4 individuals were released under the measure of prohibition of leaving the country.