Türkiye seizes $7.5 million in cybercrime bust across multiple provinces VIDEO

In a sweeping crackdown across 28 provinces, Turkish authorities have launched an operation targeting individuals involved in cyber crimes, Foreign Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X.

“During the operation, 103 members of the organized crime group, along with the GR ringleader, were detained, suspected of 'illegal betting, fraud, distribution of child pornography on the Internet, crimes in the field of payment systems and information technology',” Yerlikaya wrote, Caliber.Az reports.

“Siber Suçlara Karşı Topyekün Mücadele Edelim, Tedbirli Olalım”

8 il merkezli “Yasa Dışı Bahis, Nitelikli Dolandırıcılık, Çevrimiçi Çocuk Müstehcenliği ve Tacizi” suçlarına yönelik düzenlediğimiz operasyonlarımızda; 103 şüpheli yakalandı.❗️

250 Milyon TL değerinde; 13 araç, 3… pic.twitter.com/0UrGH9Odbh

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) March 6, 2025

In addition to the arrests, authorities seized significant assets. The operation led to the confiscation of 13 vehicles, three villas, three companies, and two hotels owned by businesses based in Istanbul and Aydın. 

Moreover, bank accounts and accounts of crypto asset service providers were frozen, amounting to approximately $7.5 million.

Officials also reported the seizure of unregistered weapons, various amounts of foreign currencies and Turkish lira, as well as a substantial quantity of digital materials. 

By Khagan Isayev