Half a billion lira fraud in Alanya

Cengiz A., the owner of a company who collected 1,750,500 Turkish lira and 161,333 US dollars from 44 victims and was being tried for "qualified fraud," was released pending trial by the Alanya 3rd High Criminal Court, under judicial control with a travel ban.

According to information obtained, on July 14, 2023, under the coordination of the Alanya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Bureau of the Alanya District Police Department conducted an operation revealing that a company named Carlingen Global, operating in the district, had collected large sums of money from customers by promising a monthly profit of 5% through a pyramid sales system. The company allegedly defrauded citizens from various provinces of nearly 500 million Turkish lira.

During the operation, 40 mobile phones, 15 computers, 5 tablets, and 34 promissory notes were seized from the company. In the course of the investigation, 7 suspects, including one woman, were taken into custody. Of those referred to the Alanya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 6 were released under judicial control, while C.A. was arrested and sent to prison.