Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced that 33 of 35 suspects were detained in 4 separate operations against FETO and ISIS terrorist organizations within the scope of investigations carried out in Izmir, Eskişehir and Ağrı.
In his statement on his social media account, Minister Gürlek said, "Under the leadership of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, we continue our fight with determination and uncompromisingly against all terrorist organizations, especially FETO, which targets the survival of our state, our national will and our legal order. In this context, today, as a result of the joint work carried out by our Police and Gendarmerie organizations under the coordination of our Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices in Izmir, Eskişehir and Ağrı, we are fighting against FETO and DAESH terrorist organizations." "4 separate operations were carried out against the suspects. Within the scope of the operations, 33 of the 35 suspects were detained. It was determined that 1 suspect was abroad, and efforts to capture 1 suspect are continuing."
IT WAS USED IN THE RESTRUCTURING OF FETO
According to Minister Gürlek's statement; During the investigations, findings were obtained regarding FETO's financial connections abroad, money transfers made through companies and its current structure.
Accordingly; In the investigation carried out by the Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was determined that money transfers were made through a FETO-related company in the USA, in exchange for food products sent from Turkey.
It was evaluated that the transfers in question could be used to finance the restructuring of FETO. During the operation carried out against 10 suspects, 9 suspects were caught and detained. Efforts continue to capture 1 suspect.
In the investigation carried out by the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, an operation was carried out in Izmir and Aydın against 3 suspects for the crime of being a member of the FETO/PDY armed terrorist organization, as a result of the examinations of ByLock correspondence, Bank Asya and HTS records.
While 2 of the suspects were caught and detained, it was determined that 1 suspect was abroad. In another investigation carried out by the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, an operation was carried out in 4 provinces centered in Izmir against 21 suspects who were considered to be operating within the current structure of the FETO/PDY armed terrorist organization. All of the suspects were caught and detained.
In the investigation carried out by the Ağrı Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, an operation was carried out against the financing of the ISIS terrorist organization within the scope of the crime of 'opposition to the Law on the Prevention of Financing of Terrorism'. 1 suspect was caught and detained.
'WE WILL DRY THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS'
