Illegal betting operation in 16 provinces! Money movement of 6.2 billion lira was detected

In the statement made by the Gebze Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that, in line with the report of the Financial Crimes Investigation Board regarding the crimes of "Violation of the Law No. 7258 on the Regulation of Betting and Games of Chance in Football and Other Sports Competitions", some individuals mediated money transfers in connection with various illegal betting and gambling sites through their personal and company accounts, and that the transactions carried out through these accounts were considered to be incompatible with the financial profiles of the account holders.

34 SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY

As a result of the financial analysis and investigations carried out by Kocaeli Provincial Police Department's Anti-Cyber Crimes Branch teams, 37 suspects who own a total of 11 companies were identified, without any partnership ties, and when the account movements of the suspects' personal and company accounts between 2023 and 2025 were examined, it was reported that a total of 722 thousand 235 transactions were made and money movements in the amount of 6 billion 235 million 761 thousand 905 liras were detected.

It was stated in the statement that 34 suspects were detained in the simultaneous operation carried out by the teams in Kocaeli, Istanbul, Izmir, Antalya, Aydın, Bursa, Bingöl, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, Karaman, Karabük, Samsun, Mardin, Muş, Uşak and Hakkari, and it was understood that 1 suspect was in the penal institution and 1 person was abroad, and that efforts to capture 1 fugitive suspect were continuing.