At least 417 people were detained by police in the investigation launched by Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor against people targeted "economic and financial" safety of the Republic of Turkiye.

It was learned that there were searches in the homes and workplaces of the suspects in the operation organized for those who committed financial crimes, especially in money-laundering in many cities based in Istanbul.

It has been claimed that the suspects have sent out 2.5 billion Turkish Lira to 28,088 bank accounts abroad. The suspects reportedly received a commission in exchange for transactions and buyer accounts were in the US. (ILKHA)