A total of 135 suspicious persons were caught in the simultaneous operation carried out in 25 provinces, centered in Van, and a total of 5 billion transaction transactions were detected in the bank accounts of the suspects.
In the statement made by the Van Police Department, an operation was carried out against 159 people identified throughout the country by the Cyber Crimes Branch Directorate officers within the scope of the crimes of "Establishing an Organization for the Purpose of Committing a Crime and Being a Member of the Established Organization (TCK.220), Opposition to the Law No. 7258 on the Organization of Betting and Games of Chance in Football and Other Sports Competitions (5-c Illegal Betting), Laundering of Assets Resulting from Crime (TCK 282)". It was stated that it was done. In the statement, "In the simultaneous operation carried out in a total of 25 provinces centered on our city on July 13, 2026, a total of 135 suspects, including 83 suspects from our city and 52 suspects from other provinces, were caught and detained. In the examination of the bank accounts of the detained suspects, it was determined that there was a total of 5 billion 15 million 726 thousand 703 liras and 33 kuruş TL transaction activity. As the Van Police Department; criminal organizations, illegal betting "Our fight against illegal activities and unfair profits obtained from crime will continue with the same perseverance and determination in line with the principles of the rule of law." -VAN