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Turkish law enforcement operations against organized crime

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Turkish law enforcement continues to conduct large-scale operations targeting organized crime, fraud, and municipal corruption. Recent actions have expanded to address ‘new generation’ criminal networks and sophisticated cyber-fraud. In Ankara, the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office coordinated raids across 22 provinces to dismantle the ‘C31K’ (Cehennemin 31. Katı) crime group, which used social media to spread threats and obscene images of children. Cyber-fraud remains a focus, such as in Kocaeli, where a ring used the ‘TRUST WALLET’ app to transfer millions into offshore accounts. Investigations into an international forex and cryptocurrency fraud network, referred to in media as the ‘Scam Empire’, have escalated significantly. Coordinated raids by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), and police cybercrime units targeted hundreds of locations across Istanbul and Muğla. The ~~operation resulted in the arrest of 201 suspects out of 248 identified, including 45 foreign nationals from 20 different countries. The~~ network utilized numerous call centers and ~~companies to lure victims from Europe, Asia, and Africa through social media advertisements and fabricated profits on fake trading platforms. Newer developments reveal the network operated through~~ a ‘ghost system’ to avoid financial ~~footprints by paying salaries in cash.~~ footprints, reportedly using polygraph tests on employees to ensure loyalty. Authorities have identified Amıt Ygal as the true owner of the company Facto. ~~Recent investigations indicate the organization may have moved operations~~ Parallel to ~~Turkey after similar activities were banned in Israel in 2017. In call centers located in Beyoğlu~~ these investigations, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is conducting a major probe into market manipulation and ~~Şişli, suspects reportedly used polygraph tests~~ fraud involving investment funds on ~~employees during recruitment~~ Borsa Istanbul. Financial measures and ~~termination to ensure loyalty. These tests included questions such as ‘Do you~~ asset freezes have ~~cooperation with the police?’~~ been imposed on 109 suspects, including prominent business figures and ~~‘Are you an agent?’~~ political names such as former Minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya. The investigation ~~involves complex international financial flows with links~~ alleges that organized groups used portfolio management funds to ~~Cyprus, Ukraine, and Dubai.~~ artificially inflate certain stock prices by as much as 100 times their actual value. While the Prosecutor's Office noted that 29 individuals were erroneously included in recent communications due to a clerical error, financial restrictions on the remaining 109 suspects remain in effect.

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