Cybercrime operation in 27 provinces: 643 suspects caught, 303 suspects in prison

Focusing on illegal betting, phishing fraud and obscenity crimes, the cyber police carried out simultaneous dawn raids in 27 provinces. 303 of the 643 people detained in the operations where thousands of accounts and URL addresses were examined were arrested.

The statement made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs is as follows:

Under the coordination of the General Directorate of Security, Department of Combating Cyber Crimes, MASAK and the Office of the Chief Public Prosecutor; Provincial Police Departments' Anti-Cyber ​​Crime Branch Directorates carried out operations in 27 provinces against illegal betting, laundering of criminal assets, online child obscenity and harassment, and qualified fraud.

643 suspects were caught in operations carried out in Afyonkarahisar, Ankara, Bartın, Bitlis, Bolu, Bursa, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Iğdır, İstanbul, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, Kırıkkale, Konya, Kocaeli, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Ordu, Sivas, Siirt, Şanlıurfa, Şırnak, Tekirdağ and Trabzon. 303 of the suspects were arrested. Judicial control provisions were applied to 151 of them. Others' operations continue.

Suspects caught during operations; It was determined that they engaged in illegal betting and gambling, mediated money transfer on illegal betting sites, advertised illegal betting and gambling sites, contained obscene images of children, defrauded citizens by using themes such as "investment partnership, rental fee, low-interest loan" through social media platforms and phishing sites, and gained unauthorized access to citizens' mobile banking and game accounts.

In addition, in the studies carried out within the scope of Artificial Intelligence Supported Cyber ​​Open Source Monitoring and Control activities; A total of 1,037 accounts/individuals were identified, including 668 for illegal arms sales and display, 32 for organized crime organizations and hitman crimes, 81 for drug sales and encouraging content, 60 for obscenity and prostitution crimes, and 196 for cyber traffic crimes. In the studies carried out against terrorist organizations, a total of 538 accounts/individuals were identified.

In this context, 3 thousand 574 accounts/individuals were identified for sharing criminal content on social media platforms and websites. It was decided to block access to the 511 URL address and remove the content.

We congratulate our heroic police officers, our department, our MASAK, our Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and those who contributed.