Turkey launches fourth‑wave operations in Ahbap and Gülistan Doku cases

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

• [● 4 SOURCES] Four boxes placed in Mustafa Türkay Sonel’s room were said to contain insects used as fish bait; Handan Sonel claimed they contained only insects. haber.mynet.com · www.bursahakimiyet.com.tr · halktv.com.tr
• [DISPUTED] The fourth wave of the Ahbap operation resulted in 13 arrests in Istanbul. www.haber7.com · www.aydinpost.com · bizimtv.com.tr · www.konyaninsesi.com.tr · haber.doviz.com
• [● 7 SOURCES] Operations were coordinated by public prosecutors in Istanbul, Erzurum and Mersin and carried out by police and gendarmerie units. www.haber7.com · haber.doviz.com · www.avrupagazete.co.uk · www.konyaninsesi.com.tr
• [● 3 SOURCES] Gülistan Doku’s phone signal was recorded as cutting off at 13:22 on 5 January 2020. haber.mynet.com · www.bursahakimiyet.com.tr
• [● 5 SOURCES] Approximately 20 billion TL of banking, crypto and payment‑provider transactions were linked to illegal betting and money‑laundering. www.haber7.com · haber.doviz.com · www.avrupagazete.co.uk
• [● 5 SOURCES] Handan Sonel was arrested on suspicion of destroying, concealing or altering criminal evidence. haber.mynet.com · www.guvengazetesi.com.tr · www.bursahakimiyet.com.tr · www.ardahanhaber.com.tr
• [● 6 SOURCES] Handan Sonel offered 100,000 TL to destroy Gülistan Doku’s corpse. www.guvengazetesi.com.tr · halktv.com.tr · www.bursahakimiyet.com.tr · haber.mynet.com · www.ardahanhaber.com.tr
• [● 3 SOURCES] Kitchen staff Selvi Yeşil testified that Handan Sonel entered the governor’s kitchen panicked between 13:00‑13:30 and ordered staff to leave. haber.mynet.com · www.bursahakimiyet.com.tr
• [● 2 SOURCES] A total of 112 suspects were subject to legal action across the Ahbap, Gülistan Doku and illegal‑betting investigations. haber.doviz.com
• [● 2 SOURCES] Multiple business executives linked to Ahbap’s housing contracts were detained, including Ayhan Demir, Nejdet Kuy, Murat Yaren and Ayhan Çevik. www.aydinpost.com
• [● 3 SOURCES] Former Tunceli governor Tuncay Sonel was re‑detained and transferred to the Erzurum court for further questioning. www.haber7.com
• [● 2 SOURCES] The Gülistan Doku operation involved raids in 15 provinces, 21 locations and resulted in 18 arrests. www.eskisehir.net · beyazgazete.com