4 separate operations against FETO and DAESH!

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek, in his post on his social media account, 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." he said.

Minister Gürlek noted: "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, 4 separate operations were carried out against FETO and DAESH terrorist organizations.

Within the scope of the operations, 33 out of a total of 35 suspects were detained. While it was determined that 1 suspect was abroad, efforts to capture 1 suspect continue. During the investigations, important findings were reached regarding FETO's financial connections extending abroad, money transfers made through companies and its current structure.

In this context; In the investigation carried out by our 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 our Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, as a result of the examinations made on ByLock correspondence, Bank Asya and HTS records, an operation was organized in Izmir and Aydın against 3 suspects for the crime of being a member of the FETO/PDY armed terrorist organization. While 2 of the suspects were caught and detained, it was determined that 1 suspect was abroad.

In another investigation carried out by our 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 taken into custody.

In the investigation carried out by our Ağrı Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, an operation was carried out against the financing of the DAESH 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.

I would like to thank our Eskişehir, İzmir and Ağrı Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices, Provincial Police Departments, Gendarmerie Commands, and all public officials who contributed to the operations, who meticulously carried out these important investigations.

No matter who hides behind which company, which financial relationship or which structure; We will continue to dry up the financial resources of terrorist organizations, reveal their illegal money flows, and collapse their organizational structures with all their elements.