ANKARA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) — Turkish security forces detained 115 suspects in operations targeting loan sharks and financial crime organizations across 49 provinces on Wednesday, Türkiye’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.
Prosecutors have opened investigations into the arrested suspects on charges of financial crimes, including loan sharking, aggravated fraud against individuals, and bribery, the minister said on social media platform X.
While congratulating law enforcement personnel involved in the operations, Yerlikaya said that the fight against organized crime and gangs will continue without pause.
In June 2024, Türkiye, located at the crossroads of Asia and Europe, was removed by the global financial crime watchdog Financial Action Task Force from its “grey list” of countries that require special scrutiny.
Türkiye was placed on the list in 2021 due to concerns about money laundering and terrorist financing in the country. ■