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Turkish financial crime investigators from MASAK have intercepted approximately $115 million in suspected illegal betting transfers during 2025. The enforcement operation targeted complex networks moving gambling proceeds through formal financial channels.
MASAK, the countrys Financial Crimes Investigation Board, led the crackdown under Treasury oversight. Investigators identified organized groups using payment processors, cryptocurrency exchanges, and traditional banking to launder betting revenues. The central bank responded by withdrawing operating licenses from six payment and electronic money institutions found complicit in the schemes. Courts additionally froze assets at one crypto provider and issued enforcement orders against another platform.
Investigators discovered that criminal operations had constructed elaborate payment infrastructures using virtual point-of-sale systems. These setups appeared legitimate while facilitating illegal gambling transactions.
Treasury Minister Mehmet Simsek publicly warned citizens against allowing others to use their financial accounts. Organizers increasingly rely on third-party access to bank, payment, and cryptocurrency accounts to obscure fund origins. Simsek emphasized that seemingly innocent arrangements like temporary account access or commission-based usage could expose individuals to criminal liability for betting and money laundering offenses.
Regulatory authorities have implemented stricter customer due diligence requirements across payment service providers and cryptocurrency platforms. Numerous bank accounts tied to betting networks have been terminated.
The coordinated enforcement reflects Turkeys determination to protect its financial system from illegal gambling proceeds.
