The Gendarmerie General Command's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime (KOM) and Cyber Crime Departments, together with the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) and Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices, coordinated a large-scale operation against organized crime groups in 12 provinces.
127 suspects were detained, and 74 were arrested after being referred to court.
MASAK investigations identified a total of 9 billion 72 million lira in transactions in the suspects' bank accounts.
Provinces by crime type
- Investment advisory fraud: Kocaeli
- Drug trafficking: Ankara, Balıkesir
- Illegal betting: Tekirdağ
- Extortion (coercion, assault, threats): Aydın, Mersin
- Usury: Bolu, Diyarbakır, Sinop, Van, Manisa, Kırşehir