Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office Detains 22 in Fifth Wave Against Suleymancis

In the fifth wave of the Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office investigation into the Alihan Kuriş profit-driven criminal organization, detention decisions were issued for 38 suspects; simultaneous raids were conducted at 28 residences and 16 workplaces across 12 cities, resulting in the detention of 22 of the suspects.

The prosecutor's office statement noted that 14 suspects are abroad and work is ongoing to apprehend 2 suspects. The suspects face charges of organizing and managing a criminal organization, money laundering from criminal activity, fraud against public institutions, and violation of the Tax Procedure Code.

The prosecutor's office had issued mass detention orders in the first four waves of this investigation as well; the fifth wave reveals both the scope of the operation and the organizational depth of the group nationwide.