20 suspects sent to court in FETÖ-targeted Kıskaç-40 operation

Creation Date: February 25, 2025 02:15

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that 353 suspects, including 10 civil servants who were determined to be providing financing to FETÖ through a döner restaurant chain, were caught in the " Kiskaç-40 " operations conducted simultaneously in 31 provinces centered in Antalya.

Minister Yerlikaya shared the details of the operation on his social media account. According to the information provided by Minister Yerlikaya, 20 suspects who were caught and detained in the Istanbul leg of the operation were sent to the Istanbul Courthouse after their interrogations at the police station were completed.

It was determined that the suspects had money account transactions with the expelled deputy governors and district governors through the Statutory Decree, that the majority of their employees were affiliated with FETÖ , that the individuals hid their partnerships in order not to attract suspicion, but some money came to their own accounts with the explanation of "5 percent share", that individuals registered with the Social Security Institution as waiters and cashiers in the branch continuously transferred large amounts of money to the company officials, that these were money considered to be for the purpose of purchasing shares in order to become unofficial partners, that they warned each other not to send money from the accounts in order to hide this situation, that they had conversations asking "is there an investigation, is it from us" when recruiting employees for their branches, that the individuals were expelled TRT employees, expelled imam hatips, expelled first lieutenants, expelled petty officers.