Operation in 30 provinces, based in Istanbul! 89 suspects were caught

Istanbul Police Department Anti-Organized Crimes Branch Directorate teams, with the support of the Intelligence Branch Directorate and the coordination of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, carried out work to prevent the activities of new generation criminal organizations and capture the suspects.

During the studies, it was determined that the criminal organization, which operates primarily in the city, throughout the country and internationally, is led by a suspect who is thought to be abroad and has a red notice decision, recruits personnel through social media platforms.

The teams revealed that the suspects found by this method were included in WhatsApp groups and directed to commit criminal acts, and determined the identities and addresses of the suspects who were considered to be preparing for action in these groups.

The teams carried out simultaneous operations in Istanbul, Şırnak, Kayseri, Ankara, Aydın, Bursa, Gaziantep, İzmir, Hatay, Kocaeli, Mersin, Eskişehir, Kilis, Manisa, Mardin, Şanlıurfa, Adana, Antalya, Balıkesir, Batman, Bingöl, Kahramanmaraş, Kırşehir, Muğla, Muş, Ordu, Samsun, Tekirdağ, Trabzon and Van. He caught 89 suspects, 35 of whom were children in the judicial process.

During the searches, 6 pistols and 3 rifles were seized.

It was learned that police teams searched the addresses of fugitive organization managers Mustafa Aktürk, Murat Küçükyavuz and Bünyamin Yıkar, and Aktürk's father, Halil Aktürk, was among the suspects detained.