simultaneous raids in 50 provinces across Turkey on Tuesday netted 202 suspects are involved in long chain of financial Crimes, from fraud to bribery.
The operation, nicknamed “Girdap” (Whirlpool), was coordinated by the organized Turkish National Police crime and anti-smuggling units, and targeted 264 suspects. Operations were underway for capture The rest of the suspects while 190 others people They were called to the police stations for Questioning about crimes.
The Ministry of the Interior said in Statement that the operations were the culmination of Conduct investigation and monitoring over Around six months, against financial crime Networks defrauding citizens and state institutions. Suspects accused of Fraud and forgery of official Documents and money forgery public Tenders, bribery and violations of Tax and usury laws. while searching of On the residences and offices of the suspects, police teams discovered an unidentified item amount of Guns and ammunition, combined with Fake police uniform.
in a season of operations in Southern Province of Antalya, police have arrested suspects who are defrauding their victims of Approximately 537,392 dollars (10 million Turkish liras) in scheme includes people in Get rich quick scheme. Suspects who pretend to be businessmen are charged of Post fake job ads in Search local newspapers for legitimacy of Their fake companies are collected money From the unsuspecting investors for business Partnership.
In the western province of Denizli, the police arrested members of gang accused of usury; the suspects , who They were running an illegal casino, they forced customers with debts owed to borrow from, in return for future Payments with High interest rates forced them to sign a blank debt Invoices. at the victims failed To pay off their debts, they will fill in the bills with Huge amounts and extortion money who are they.
in the southern province of Mersin, the suspects have been charged of Cooperat with a bank employee to me trick their victims give their credit card information, to tell them they are going to increase their spending limits. Other members of gang based in Mersin accused of Impersonation of lawyers, anti-drug police and victim fraud with fake raid in for him house on false The charges and the question for cover bribes up The crime They fabricated it.
Other suspects arrested in Operations accused of They pretend to be lawyers and people Connected to bureaucrats in high positions” and defrauding their victims by taking bribes with The Promise of “coverage up they criminal By buying judges.”
