Illegal betting and child obscenity operation in 19 provinces: 45 people apprehended

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya shared the details of the Sibergöz operations carried out in 19 provinces in a post on X.

Yerlikaya stated the following:

"'SİBERGÖZ-11' operations were organized simultaneously in 19 provinces as part of the fight against 'Payment Systems and Informatics', 'Illegal Betting', 'Online Child Obscenity/Harassment', and 'Qualified Fraud' crimes. 45 suspects were apprehended. 14 were arrested.

I would like our dear nation to know that;

We are on the heels of those who facilitate illegal betting and those who commit qualified fraud using information systems. With your prayers and support, we will not give them a moment's rest!

Under the coordination of our Cyber Crimes Combat Department, by our Provincial Police Departments' Cyber Crimes Combat Branches;

5 suspects were apprehended in 4 provinces, namely Mersin, Adana, Diyarbakır, and Antalya, as part of the fight against those committing qualified fraud using 'Product Sales and Vehicle Rental' themes on e-commerce platforms such as Letgo and Facebook Marketplace and websites.

As part of the fight against Payment and Information Systems crimes, 17 suspects were apprehended in 10 different operations in a total of 6 provinces: Batman, Afyonkarahisar, Istanbul, Sakarya, Adıyaman, and Çanakkale. 7 of them were arrested.

As part of the fight against illegal betting, 6 suspects were apprehended in 4 different operations in 3 provinces: Diyarbakır, Hatay, and Karabük. 3 individuals were arrested.

As part of the fight against online child obscenity and harassment, 17 suspects were apprehended in 15 different operations in 9 provinces: Çanakkale, Istanbul, Tekirdağ, Kütahya, İzmir, Samsun, Konya, Tokat, and Muş. 4 of them were arrested.

It was determined that 7 of the apprehended suspects were wanted with finalized prison sentences ranging from 0 to 5 years. 4 were arrested."