Key Takeaways:
Two May 18 operations took legal action against 233 suspects across 20 provinces, citing TL 18 billion ($395 million) in transaction volumes.Four major raids since May 11 have charged more than 670 suspects, with Adana prosecutors naming cryptocurrency platforms as a laundering channel.A separate Mersin-based gendarmerie operation detained 50 suspects tied to a network accused of laundering proceeds from foreign-based illegal betting websites, with authorities seizing luxury vehicles, apartments, and other assets allegedly obtained through criminal activity.
“No criminal group is above justice. Our fight against crime and criminal organizations will continue without compromise, with the authority granted by law, until they are rooted out,” Gürlek said, citing networks that he said threatened “the future of our children and our economic security.”
Monday’s operations bring the cumulative tally from four major raids since May 11 past 670 suspects, alongside the May 12 Istanbul AI-assisted operation that detained 108 across 35 provinces and the May 11 Eskişehir investigation that targeted 135 suspects in 33 provinces.
Prosecutors allege roughly TL 37.7 million ($800,000) was transferred from his account to other accounts suspected of being used for layering, with TL 15.7 million ($350,000) flowing back from accounts within the same alleged structure. Kütahyalı denied any wrongdoing after his detention.
