Turkey detains 150 in crackdown on illegal betting and $400M crypto flows
- —Ankara case covers 79 suspects, 23 companies and raids across 18 provinces
- —MASAK put suspicious flows at 21.3 billion lira, roughly $400 million
- —Istanbul operation detained 87 people, including 31 minors
- —In Edirne, 1 billion lira moved through bank accounts with no crypto involved
Why it matters: Turkey is tightening crypto transfer rules, requiring a transfer motive and imposing stablecoin limits since 2025.
Source: Journal du Coin