Arrested in 10 billion lira fraud: Famous actor Yusuf Atala's role in the gang revealed

It has emerged that the gang involved in a timeshare fraud operation, which was carried out simultaneously in Yalova, Adana, Aydın, Istanbul, and Kütahya and resulted in the arrest of 11 people, generated 8-10 billion in illicit gains.

In the structure allegedly led by Karaderili Group of Companies Chairman of the Board Orhan Karaderili, it was learned that famous actor Yusuf Atala, who is among those arrested, was referred to as a “line manager” and was the head of the organization's marketing teams.

On the other hand, it was also learned that the organization paid money to complaint websites to have complaints deleted.

According to the information obtained, the Yalova Chief Public Prosecutor's Office took action following hundreds of complaints received.

Regarding the incident, which is understood to have tens of thousands of victims, the Provincial Police Department's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime (KOM) Branch teams conducted a secret investigation for 2 years under the coordination of the Yalova Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

Based on the evidence obtained, the police took action to dismantle the organization, which is alleged to have committed the crimes of “Establishing a Criminal Organization for Profit, Qualified Fraud, Bribery, and Violation of the Tax Procedure Law.”

THEY ESTABLISHED 21 DIFFERENT COMPANIES

Criminal organization leader Orhan Karaderili, who had 21 different companies established so that victims would not cause them trouble through legal channels, was caught in his ultra-luxury villa in Suadiye, Istanbul, during the operation.

It was learned that Karaderili had these shell companies established by people such as his close friends, brother, brother-in-law, and brother-in-law (wife's brother).

It was determined that with these shell companies, they defrauded citizens with the promise of vacations by illegally dividing shared title deeds in the Termal district of Yalova, Emet district of Kütahya, Kuşadası district of Aydın, and Bodrum district of Muğla.

THEY MADE SALES TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE

It was learned that the firm first divided a timeshare into 100 shares and kept one of these hundred shares for itself. It was learned that the firm then divided the share it kept for itself into 100, sold 99 shares in the same way, and left 1 percent for itself. It was learned that the firm made sales to tens of thousands of people in this illegal manner repeatedly.

IT WAS DETERMINED THAT YUSUF ATALA SERVED AS THE ORGANIZATION'S MARKETING DIRECTOR

It was learned that the marketing director of the criminal organization, which hosted victims at the Terma City Hotel in the Termal district by telling them “you have won a free vacation” via the internet, telephone, and SMS, was famous actor Yusuf Atala, and that he was referred to as a “line manager.”

It was reported that Atala, who is learned to be Orhan Karaderili's brother-in-law, was among the key figures in the organization.

THEY ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE DEFRAUDED 4.5 MILLION LIRA PER WEEK

The criminal organization, which is considered to have acquired illicit assets worth around 8-10 billion lira, is estimated to have defrauded citizens of an average of 4.5 million lira per week. It was learned that the suspects placed fake buyer families in the halls where sales were made and exerted psychological pressure on the victims.

It was alleged that at the sales tables, personnel suitable for the victims' lifestyles, views, and clothing styles were selected to persuade them. It was learned that the suspects used the codes “ap” for families, “rap” for promotion specialists, and “admin” for those preparing contracts.

On the other hand, it was learned that the firm, which had numerous negative complaints about it on complaint websites, had these deleted by reaching out to the owners of the relevant sites. It was reported that payments were also made to the sites that deleted the complaints.

News Source: İHA