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Within the scope of the work carried out by the Public Security Branch Directorate under the coordination of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Forgery and Fraud Crimes Investigation Bureau, an operation was prepared regarding mileage repair in second-hand vehicle sales and suspicion of fraud with fake reports.
In the studies carried out by the Public Order Branch Directorate under the coordination of the Forgery and Fraud Crimes Investigation Bureau of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, individuals operating in our city and buying and selling vehicles throughout our country, by reducing the mileage of second-hand vehicles or by selling heavily damaged vehicles as damage-free vehicles with fake expert reports, causing the victimization of many citizens, gaining high amounts of unfair profit in this way, coming together to commit crimes and operating within a hierarchical structure, 18 suspects were arrested. A simultaneous operation was carried out at 19 addresses in Istanbul and Muğla provinces on 20.10.2026 to capture them. During the searches, 14 suspects were caught. Efforts to capture 4 suspects are continuing. During the searches, vehicles and documents that were thought to have changed the mileage on the suspects, as well as a gun considered to be within the scope of SK 6136 were seized in the residences of the suspects.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The remaining 4 suspects will be caught
Likely · Within days
The seized documents and vehicles will be used as evidence in the lawsuit process.
Very likely · Within weeks

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Under the coordination of the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, an operation was carried out against 6 suspects, including 3 expelled police officers and 1 active teacher, who were active in FETO's secret structure in the police force. 6 suspects were caught in simultaneous raids, and 10 more were detained as the investigation continued. A total of 16 suspects are being processed at the police station.

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Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Organized Crimes Investigation Bureau, within the scope of the investigation into individuals and companies offering visa consultancy and appointment services, found findings that they collected money from citizens with the promise of 'guaranteed visa' and 'guaranteed appointment' and did not refund money when they did not provide the service. The suspects are accused of creating a black market by bypassing consulate appointment systems with bot software and collecting approximately 370 million TL. A simultaneous operation was carried out against 60 suspects in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa, Antalya, Balıkesir, Denizli and Kocaeli.

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In August, simultaneous operations were carried out at 63 addresses in Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya, Balıkesir, Bursa and Izmir, and computers and software with bot accounts were seized as part of the visa fraud investigation. It was revealed that the suspects sabotaged the visa appointment system of consulates and authorized intermediary institutions, blocked the system with different accounts and sold the appointments for up to one thousand euros under the name of 'definitely guaranteed visa'. It was determined that one victim was made to pay 500 thousand liras and the total damage was 918 million liras. In WhatsApp conversations, it was seen that the suspects promised an appointment within 15 days and a consultant demanded 180 euros.