The new approach of the Turkish government in the fight against criminal gangs and mafia networks

According to the report of the International Group Tasnim news agency, these days there are widespread arrests in Turkey. This country has seen many times before the implementation of police operations for widespread arrests.

with the difference that before, often The operations were aimed at arresting members of PKK satellite organizations, students of Fethullah Gulen, and political and security crimes. But now, the maximum amount of police mobilization and execution of arrest warrants is to curb the activities of mafia gangs, drugs, money laundering and financial corruption.

In a situation where the economic crisis is still going on, the name of a minister has been mentioned even more than Shimshek, the Minister of Finance. Ali Yerli Kaya, the Minister of Interior in Erdoğan’s cabinet, in the last few months when he assumed this post, ordered dozens of large-scale operations at the national level and has sent thousands of people to detention centers and prisons.

widespread movements of the police and gendarmerie, both of which are under the command are the Minister of the Interior, has raised many questions in the media and political circles of Turkey: Why didn’t the previous Minister of the Interior engage in such operations? If the leaders of criminal and money laundering gangs reach the politicians, will the minister continue or will he stop at a certain point? These questions have become so prominent that, in addition to Turkish domestic media, they have also attracted the attention of Euronews, BBC and other foreign media.

Police operations in 81 provinces of Turkey

In the past few months, the Ministry of Interior of Turkey seriously and extensively, Violent and criminal gangs have died, and several thousand arrests have been made so far. Hundreds of criminals and fugitives are wanted, from illegal betting gangs to human traffickers, from drug mafias to international criminal organizations and arms dealers.

Since some bands Jedi have also been related to the political establishment, everyone is asking: how is it possible for the interior minister to enter the field boldly and without fear of consequences? Cumhuriyet newspaper of Turkey says: The answer to this question is only one word: Erdogan. ://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/09/08/1402090812175440728872924.jpg”/>

Ali Yerli Kaya has the full support of the President in issuing orders for massive attacks to arrest criminals. Because in this short period of time, he realized that the former minister, Suleyman Soylu, had practically turned Turkey into a nest of mafia and criminals, and if he does this, the control of all the provinces will be taken out of the government’s hands. He said to BBC Turkish, Yerli Kaya went to the field with the full powers of the president and to fight the mafia, he is getting help from the Ministry of Defense, the Met Intelligence Service, the Financial Crimes Investigation Board, financial inspectors and presidential advisers. .

A strange thing about expanding Crime and violation in Turkey is the effect of the economic crisis on the increase in the amount of crimes in areas that probably few people think about their dangers. For example, as unemployment and inflation rise in Turkey, illegal gambling and betting is on the rise, especially among young people.

The formation of gangs in the streets of Istanbul, Ankara and Antalya and the activities of hundreds of groups in cyberspace have created a wide network of gambling and financial fraud, which has billions of liras in circulation every day.

Furthermore, operations against Instagram influencers have gained strange dimensions and now it is clear that several famous celebrities are apparently working to promote goods and services and influencers, but in fact, they have taken on a big goal called money laundering of mafia gangs.

The simple explanation of this situation is as follows: The big mafia gangs, especially the drug mafia, have billions of liras. They give these money to famous figures and they issue large invoices for advertising and business, so that some tax is given to the government, and in this way, black and dirty money becomes money. It becomes clean that the tax has been paid and such money can be safely transferred to an official bank account.

Why didn’t the former minister do something special?

The extensive activity of the big Balkan and Russian mafias in Turkey caused the Special Financial Action Group as well as the Economic Development and Cooperation Organization. Be very concerned about their activities in the economic and financial environment of Turkey.

He was on his hands and was not doing anything special. As a result, Turkey entered the gray list and many reputable financial institutions in the world stopped operating in Turkey.

But Soylu said in response to criticism : “The Special Financial Action Group listens to the order of our enemies. “Since I am relentlessly fighting terrorists, they are angry with us and want to put us in a difficult situation.”

It was not true, but the problem is that he had to continue the same routine. Because he was involved in financial corruption and relationship with mafia leaders in a serious and deep way. Apart from this, it was reported that some of Soylo’s relatives, using his influence and power, have earned tens of millions of liras and won three big tenders.

The former minister, who previously owned a small branch of an insurance agency, made a fortune within two years. But Soylu, with the continued support of the far-right leader of the National Movement Party Baghçeli’s government, survived and is still active as Istanbul’s representative in the parliament, but has lost its former power and influence.

from money Black to white money

The Justice and Development Party has announced that Erdogan, his deputy Judet Yilmaz and Finance Minister Mehmet Shimsek are strongly seeking to attract foreign capital and until everyone’s imagination is It will not be easy to end the activities of mafia gangs and money laundering, they cannot build trust for foreigners.

Is the life of Turkey’s interior minister in danger?

In the past few months, many of the leaders of Erdogan’s opposition parties have openly criticized Ali Yerli’s performance. Kaya, the Minister of the Interior, has been praised and considered as a bold and clean minister who is second to none in fighting criminal gangs.

At the same time, they continuously They criticize the record of former minister Suleiman Soylu and believe that he should be tried. But the evidence shows that, at least in the current situation, none of the judicial authorities dare to declare a crime against Soylu.

Since Turkey has always been a land of armed settlements, now it is feared May the Minister of Mafias of the Ministry of Interior be included in the revenge list of criminals. Now we have to see if the fight with the mafia and criminals will continue in the coming months or not? The more important question is: if the clue of the criminal gangs reaches the political authorities, will the minister continue his work without hesitation or not?

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