32 suspects were detained in the operation against the 'Smurfs' criminal organization in Kayseri
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- Within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Kayseri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 32 suspects were detained and referred to the courthouse in the operation against the new generation criminal organization known as 'Smurfs'.
- During the operation, simultaneous interventions were made at 40 addresses in 5 provinces and weapons, documents and drugs were seized.
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Why It Matters
An investigation was being carried out by the Kayseri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against the new generation criminal organization known as 'Smurfs'. Within the scope of the investigation, it was determined that the organization carried out 89 actions related to various crimes and that there were 80 external suspects and 68 victims.
In Kayseri, 32 suspects who were detained in the operation against the new generation criminal organization known as 'Smurfs' were sent to the courthouse.
According to the information obtained, within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Kayseri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, work was carried out by the Provincial Police Department Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch Directorate Organized Crime Bureau teams to decipher the activities of organized crime organizations throughout the city against the new generation criminal organization known as 'Smurfs'.
In the investigation carried out, H.Ö.O. Considered to have been established under the leadership of H.Ö.O. 89 actions of the criminal organization related to the crimes of 'deliberate attempt to kill', 'deliberate wounding', 'threat', 'plunder', 'threat for the purpose of plunder', 'threat for the collection of legal receivables', 'incitement to plunder', 'praising the crime and the criminal', 'deprivation of liberty', 'damage to property' and 'assuming responsibility for the crime' A simultaneous operation was organized to capture 34 target suspects, 2 of whom were detained within the scope of the investigation, in which it was determined that there were 80 external suspects and 68 victims involved in these incidents.
A simultaneous operation was carried out with 98 teams, 10 special operations elements, 1 TOMA and 1 riot police team at a total of 40 addresses, including 35 residences and 5 workplaces, against 32 suspicious persons in 5 provinces, namely Istanbul, Antalya, Konya and Kırıkkale, centered in Kayseri.
In the operation, H.Ö.O., M.Ş., S.A.A., E.Ö., C.E., E.U., C.T., M.D., M.K., M.K., İ.G., R.Ş., M.A.O., Ö.Ç., Y.T., U.D., E.Ç., A.K., Z.E., H.Ş., İ.G., M.İ., E.Ç., G.Ş., M.K., F.K., B.K., C.K., H.Ş., M.Y., C.K. and H.T.Y. He was caught and detained. During the searches, 1 licensed gun, many checks, bills, documents, 88 9 mm pistol cartridges, 2 knives, many hard drives, laptops, computers and 1 cartridge of drugs were seized.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Case proceedings will begin regarding the detained suspects
Very likely · Within weeks
Additional arrests may be made as part of the investigation
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- Exactly which crimes the detained suspects are related to
- Seized documents and their contents
- The impact of the operation on the suspect in other provinces





