# Turkish enforcement office fraud investigation > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/turkish-enforcement-office-fraud-investigation > Updated: 2026-09-27T06:21:34.000Z. Sources: 114. Developments: 2. Prosecutors in Düzce have arrested four suspects following a multi-city investigation involving Düzce, Bursa, and Tekirdağ. The operation targeted a group, which allegedly included an enforcement manager and legal clerks, accused of using forged seals and stamps to illicitly transfer money from enforcement files to third parties. The suspects are accused of identifying inactive enforcement files containing unclaimed citizen funds and using forged seals to simulate official notifications. This allowed them to transfer funds belonging to citizens who had not collected their debts for long periods to unauthorized third parties. Charges include embezzlement, forgery of official documents and seals, and fraud through the use of public institutions. Recent updates indicate that the Düzce Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has detained five suspects in connection with this illegal scheme. The four individuals currently arrested face additional charges of establishing a criminal organization, alongside the previously noted allegations of fraud and forgery of official documents. The case remains part of a broader series of law enforcement operations in Turkey targeting financial crime and corruption. ## Claims - Thirty-eight suspects were detained during the operation. (disputed by 4 sources) - A search of the suspect's residence in Paros uncovered 20 tablets of lorazepam without a prescription. (disputed by 3 sources) - In the second phase of the investigation, 38 suspects were detained and 36 were arrested. (disputed by 2 sources) - The Bolu Provincial Gendarmerie Command conducted an operation against a cooperative and a company under the Bolu Municipality. (corroborated by 7 sources) - An expert report found irregularities involving 21 mushroom cultivation tents. (corroborated by 7 sources) - Tents built in 2021 were presented as new during a 2023 tender. (corroborated by 7 sources) - Boltartek purchased a tent system with a second-hand market value of 10,097,189 TL for 34,020,000 TL. (corroborated by 7 sources) - The transaction resulted in an excess payment of 23,922,810 TL to the cooperative, causing significant public loss. (corroborated by 7 sources) - Nine suspects were detained during the operation. (corroborated by 7 sources) - Suspects face charges of bid rigging and embezzlement. (corroborated by 7 sources) - Detained individuals include Boltartek General Manager Bahadır Acar and S. S. Köroğlu Cooperative Chairman Cevat Çatladı. (corroborated by 7 sources) - Three unsolved murder cases spanning 11, 15, and 19 years have been resolved. (corroborated by 5 sources) ## Timeline ### 2026-09-27: Turkey conducts major criminal investigations and narcotics operations Turkish authorities conducted major operations, including a second wave in the Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu crash investigation resulting in 36 arrests, and a nationwide narcotics sweep seizing 653kg of drugs. 105 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/dzce-prosecutors-arrest-four-in-enforcement-office-fraud-probe ### 2026-09-25: Bursa police detain 12 in 1.4 billion TL cooperative fraud investigation Twelve suspects were detained in Bursa, Turkey, for an alleged 1.4 billion TL cooperative fraud that defrauded 160 healthcare workers of promised housing. 24 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/bursa-healthcare-workers-face-major-housing-cooperative-fraud --- Cite as: Turkish enforcement office fraud investigation. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/turkish-enforcement-office-fraud-investigation