Turkey: 211 Suspects Referred to Court in Fraud Case Linked to Israel

Ankara - Afaq News - The public prosecutor's office in Istanbul referred 211 individuals to court on Monday, after their arrest as part of an investigation targeting an international fraud network linked to Israel, which operates in foreign exchange trading "Forex."

Investigations into the international fraud in the "Forex" market continue, under the supervision of the Ministry of Interior and the Turkish intelligence agency, in coordination with the public prosecutor's office in Istanbul, with the contribution of Interpol and the Cyber Crime Unit and the Interpol General Secretariat.

As part of the security operation, 25 companies and 40 call centers and financial offices were identified, in addition to the suspects managing these institutions.

According to Turkish security sources, it was found that many Turkish and foreign individuals were working in these call centers.

In a simultaneous raid targeting the call centers and financial offices, Turkish security teams arrested the suspects.

Turkish authorities confiscated assets valued at approximately 30.9 million US dollars, 80 vehicles, and 12 properties.

They also imposed restrictions on bank accounts, cryptocurrency assets, and corporate accounts.

Nine of the detainees hold Israeli nationality, 11 hold Pakistani nationality, while 25 hold nationalities from Azerbaijan, Syria, Jordan, Ukraine, Thailand, Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Iran, China, Lebanon, Palestine, Mexico, Egypt, Mozambique, Argentina, and Bangladesh.