13 August 2026
Turkish security forces have detained 30 suspects, including alleged crime kingpin Alihan Kuris, during an operation targeting the “Alihan Kuris criminal organisation,” the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said on Thursday.
According to a statement by the prosecutor’s office, Türkiye’s Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) prepared a report on the suspects and companies belonging to the criminal organisation as part of an investigation into charges including “establishing and leading a criminal organisation,” “membership in a criminal organisation,” “laundering proceeds of crime,” “fraud to the detriment of public institutions and organisations” and “violating the Tax Procedure Law.”
According to the MASAK report, the financial transaction volumes of many companies belonging to the organisation surged significantly after 2020, while the companies underwent divisions and transfers.
The report found that new companies were established with unusually large amounts of capital through corporate divisions and that the newly formed companies were located in different provinces and operated in fields different from those of the companies from which they were spun off.
Some companies, according to the report, had no resources other than their capital and did not engage in active trading, instead using that capital to finance subsidiaries.
It noted that the criminal organisation allegedly used this strategy to prevent access to company records and make its financial transactions more difficult to track.
The report also found that most of the companies received transfers through various payment institutions and had high levels of cash circulation, while company shareholders made large cash injections whose sources required explanation. These cash injections were then used by shareholders to finance capital increases.
It further said large sums deposited into company accounts were transferred to the companies under analysis in a notable manner, while significant amounts of money received through payment institutions and cash deposits were transferred to various companies.
Source Trtworld
