Türkiye detains 61 suspects in major cybercrime operation across nine provinces VIDEO

Türkiye’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced that a large-scale operation targeting individuals wanted for cybercrimes was carried out across nine provinces.

According to Yerlikaya’s post on X, 61 suspects were detained during the operations conducted by gendarmerie units, involving financial transactions totalling 200 million liras, Caliber.Az reports.

Of those detained, 27 were arrested, 17 were placed under judicial control, and procedures against the remaining suspects are ongoing.

“Siber Suçlarla Mücadele kapsamında Jandarmamız hesaplarında 200 Milyon TL işlem hacmi bulunan 61 şüpheliyi yakaladı❗

9 il merkezli “Nitelikli Dolandırıcılık ve Bilişim Sistemine Girme” suçlarına yönelik Jandarmamız tarafından son 10 gündür devam eden operasyonlarımızda,
❌27… pic.twitter.com/mrW5HJQLe3

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) October 15, 2025

The suspects allegedly engaged in online fraud by posting fake advertisements for the sale of gift cards and furniture on social media and counterfeit websites. They also obtained personal data through illegal online search panels and gained access to citizens’ social media accounts to spread terrorist propaganda, the minister said.

By Khagan Isayev