Ali Yerlikaya: '190 people were caught in operations against cybercrimes in 31 provinces'

Cybercrime operation in 31 provinces
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that simultaneous operations were carried out in 31 provinces against cybercrimes in the last 3 days and 190 suspects were caught within the scope of these operations.
 
 
Fraud and illegal betting crimes are at the forefront
The operations were carried out for crimes such as qualified fraud, illegal betting, online child obscenity and harassment. It was determined that the suspects defrauded citizens via social media with excuses such as product price, file fee, tax fee, car rental and deposit. It was also determined that some suspects were actively involved in illegal betting sites and mediated money transfers related to these sites.
 
The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Police Department worked in coordination
The investigation process was carried out under the coordination of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Cyber ​​Crimes Department of the General Directorate of Security. Many provincial police departments participated in the operations, which were carried out in a total of 31 provinces, including Erzurum, Konya, Eskişehir, Sakarya, Gaziantep, Ankara, Mersin, Burdur and Kocaeli.
 
Accusations and seizures
The suspects were prosecuted for the crimes of 'aggravated fraud', 'illegal betting', 'establishing and being a member of an organization for the purpose of committing a crime', 'laundering assets obtained through crime' and 'fraud through the use of information systems'. Numerous digital materials, unlicensed guns and 10 cars worth approximately 15 million TL were seized during the operations.
 
Emphasis on Cyber ​​Homeland
Yerlikaya said, 'As in the Black Homeland, we continue our fight against crime and criminals with our virtual patrols in the Cyber ​​Homeland with determination.'
 
 
 
Source: CUMHA - CUMHURS NEWS AGENCY