Operation against FETO's digital funding network: Suspects caught in 5 provinces

Within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Osmaniye Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against the crime of opposition to the Law on the Prevention of Financing of Terrorism, digital materials seized from suspects who had previously been prosecuted for being a member of the FETO/PDY armed terrorist organization were examined.

During the investigations, it was determined that the suspects, including the managers of the so-called organization who are fugitives abroad, provided financial aid to people affiliated with the organization and their families through entities considered to have been created under the guidance of the organization, using international financial technology platforms and digital payment tools.

It was stated that the money transfers were carried out under the guise of donations through various platforms and that it was evaluated that the members of the organization were provided with financing through this method. Within the scope of the investigation, simultaneous operations were organized in Osmaniye, Adana, Ankara, Edirne and Eskişehir.

While 5 suspects were detained during the operation, it was noted that the procedures to capture the other suspects were continuing. During searches of the suspects' homes, workplaces and vehicles, 7 mobile phones and SIM cards, 4 laptops, 1 tablet, 1 external hard disk with a capacity of 500 GB and 4 thousand 50 Euros, 3 thousand 100 dollars and 72 thousand 430 TL were seized and confiscated.