The number of detainees in the FETO operation in 60 provinces, centered in Izmir, has risen to 252.

The work carried out by the teams from the Provincial Police Department's Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence Branches, under the coordination of Necati Kayaközü, Deputy Chief Prosecutor responsible for the Terrorism and Organized Crimes and Organized Crimes Bureaus of the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, to expose FETÖ's activities "in opposition to Law No. 6415 on the Prevention of the Financing of Terrorism" continues.

Eight more of the 371 suspects for whom detention warrants were issued were apprehended in simultaneous operations launched yesterday morning by police teams in 60 provinces, centered in Izmir. This brings the number of suspects detained to 252.

While the investigation determined that 78 suspects are abroad, efforts to capture 41 suspects are continuing.

What had happened?

It was determined that finance was collected by making it appear as if food was sold to people who were being prosecuted for membership in FETO, both domestically and abroad, and that these funds were sent to members of the terrorist organization under the name of "food parcels", and detention warrants were issued for 371 suspects.

Police teams launched simultaneous operations in 60 provinces, centered in Izmir, yesterday morning, and 244 suspects were detained.

As a result of the investigation, the illegal financial system established by FETÖ was exposed and it was determined that the illegal system was operated by suspects in the US and in Turkey, as a result of the examination of the data obtained from the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) and the seized digital materials.

Approximately 7.5 million lira worth of account activity was detected through the illegal system in question, including fugitive members of the FETO organization in North America, the Balkans and European countries.