Minister of Interior Announced: Istanbul-Based 30 Billion Lira Cryptocurrency Operation! 18 People Arrested!

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya shared in his post from his X account that an operation was being carried out against social media crypto fraudsters. It was also stated that cryptocurrency wallets worth 30 billion lira were seized from people who set up a pyramid scheme and defrauded citizens. Yerlikaya said that 21 people were caught in the operation called “SİBERAĞ-15”. 18 of them were arrested and 3 were released on judicial control. It was stated that 752 bank/cryptocurrency accounts were seized as a result of the operation. “In the 'SIBERAĞ-15' operations conducted by the Gendarmerie in 9 provinces against the crimes of Aggravated Fraud and Laundering of Assets Originating from Crime; 21 suspects, whose accounts were found to have a transaction volume (money inflow/outflow) of 30 Billion 478 Million 473 Thousand TL through the pyramid scheme between 2017 and 2024, were caught. As a result of the operations; 752 bank/cryptocurrency accounts were seized. “Our prosecutors' offices have launched an investigation against them for the crimes of broadcasting advertisements on social media platforms promising high earnings and earning money by defrauding many citizens through the pyramid scheme and making unjust profits.” Hesaplarında 30 Milyar 478 Milyon 473 Bin TL işlem hacmi bulunan 21 şüpheli yakalandı ve 752 adet banka/kripto para hesabına el konuldu 9 ilde "Nitelikli Dolandırıcılık ve Suçtan Kaynaklanan Malvarlığı Değerlerinin Aklanması" suçlarına yönelik Jandarma tarafından düzenlenen… pic.twitter.com/czohuTxfoH — Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) January 16, 2025 *This is not investment advice. Continue Reading: Minister of Interior Announced: Istanbul-Based 30 Billion Lira Cryptocurrency Operation! 18 People Arrested!