Bursa-based prostitution operation: 12 detained
In the simultaneous operation held in Bursa and Hatay, 21 women who were forced into prostitution in 7 massage parlors were rescued.
Quick Look
- Bursa Police Department carried out a simultaneous operation in Bursa and Hatay on charges of encouraging prostitution and money laundering in 7 massage parlors.
- While 12 suspects were detained, 21 women who were forced into prostitution were rescued and assets worth millions of lira were seized.
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Why It Matters
Bursa Police Department is conducting a prostitution and money laundering investigation against massage parlors throughout the city.
Within the scope of the work carried out by Bursa Police Department Public Order Branch Directorate teams under the coordination of Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was determined that women, whose financial situation was taken advantage of in 7 different massage parlors operating throughout the city, were encouraged to prostitution and the proceeds were laundered. In the operation carried out simultaneously in Bursa and Hatay, 12 suspects were detained.
During the searches of the teams, notebooks in which prostitution proceeds were recorded, 53 thousand 900 TL of money, 19 mobile phones and various materials were seized. Within the scope of the operation, 21 victimized women who were determined to be forced into prostitution were rescued. 3 vehicles worth approximately 6 million TL, 1 immovable property worth 4 million 900 thousand TL, and bank and electronic money accounts belonging to the suspects, who were thought to have been laundered proceeds of crime, were seized.
It was reported that the detained suspects were transferred to the courthouse after their procedures at the police station.
Open Questions
- How will the court process of the suspects end?
- What is the support process for rescued victims?
