Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced that two criminal organizations, led by Yunus Emre Akyıldız and Gözde Akyıldız in Çorum and Mustafa Demir in Sinop, have been crushed in “Mahzen-50” operations carried out in 6 provinces centered on Çorum and Sinop.
In a statement on his social media account, Yerlikaya said that 39 suspects, including the leaders of the criminal organization, were arrested during the operations.
Yerlikaya said that 27 of the suspects referred to court have been arrested, and 6 of them have been granted judicial review. He added: “We will not let those who are arrogant in crime, organized criminal organizations and gangs.”
About the operations
According to Minister Yerlikaya’s statement, during the operations carried out by the Provincial Gendarmerie Command under the coordination of the Çorum Kargı Public Prosecutor’s Office and the KOM Department of the General Gendarmerie Command, 25 suspects who committed the crimes of opposing Law No. 7258 on fixed or joint odds betting and gambling based on sports competitions, providing a place and opportunity for gambling, opposing the Tax Procedures Law and laundering assets from criminal activities were arrested.
21 of the suspects were arrested, 4 of whom were placed under judicial supervision.
In addition, thanks to joint work with MASAK, 10 vehicles, 5 apartments, 22 fields, 2 plots of land, 22 gardens and 597 bank accounts belonging to the suspects were seized in connection with the laundering of assets derived from criminal activities.
In operations conducted by the Sinop Provincial Gendarmerie Command, in coordination with the Sinop Ayancık Public Prosecutor’s Office, the KOM Department of the General Gendarmerie Command and with the support of the Intelligence Department, 14 suspects were arrested for committing the crimes of usury, intentional injury, threatening and violating Law No. 6136 in an organized manner.
6 of the suspects were arrested, 2 of whom were placed under judicial supervision.
During the operations, 112 title deeds worth 448 million Turkish lira, 347 debt deeds worth 20 million Turkish lira, 24 cheques worth 4 million Turkish lira, 5 unlicensed pistols, a large quantity of foreign currency and gold, a large number of signed blank promissory bills and digital equipment were seized.
In addition, 17 apartments, 10 plots of land, 8 vehicles, 2 stores and 112 bank accounts worth around 124 million lira belonging to the suspects were seized in connection with the laundering of assets derived from criminal activities.
