Money Trafficking in Citizenship Gang Exposed: Notable Messages

In the investigation into the irregular citizenship case conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, new findings related to the organization's money traffic have emerged. It has been learned that there are messages between the alleged leader of the organization, İbrahim Halil Babacan, and the organization's manager, Uğur Gültekin, regarding money transfers using the 'deposit-withdrawal' method. In the examination of the case file, there are message exchanges between Babacan and Gültekin regarding money transfers during citizenship procedures. It is seen that foreign customers deposit money into accounts before land registry transactions and then the same money is withdrawn and returned after the transactions are completed. The messages include expressions such as 'If you approve, the customers can make the transition now.' 'We will make the transition, deposit the money into the person's account, and when the land registry transaction is completed, we will withdraw the money from the person and give it back.' In response to these messages, Babacan's response was 'It can be done,' and then Gültekin sent the message 'I have taken it into process, Mr. Ibrahim.' In the operation, 72 suspects were taken into custody, and a legal process was initiated to revoke the Turkish citizenship of 687 foreign nationals who had obtained it irregularly.