Actor Yusuf Atala was arrested in a timeshare fraud operation

It was organized simultaneously in Yalova-based Adana, Aydın, Istanbul and Kütahya provinces, and 11 people, including actor Yusuf Atala, were arrested. It was learned that Yusuf Atala, who was among the detainees, was called “line manager” and was the head of the marketing teams of the structure, where the leadership of the organization was Orhan Karadereli, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Karaderili Group of Companies. On the other hand, it was also learned that the organization paid money to complaint sites to have the complaints deleted.

A SECRET INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED FOR 2 YEARS

According to the information received, Yalova Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office took action upon complaints received from hundreds of people. Regarding the incident, in which it was learned that there were tens of thousands of victims, the Provincial Police Department Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime (KOM) Branch Directorate teams carried out a secret investigation for 2 years under the coordination of the Yalova Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. As a result of the evidence they obtained, the police took action to collapse the organization that committed the crimes of “Establishing a Criminal Organization for Self-interest, Qualified Fraud, Bribery, Opposition to the Tax Procedural Law”.

THEY ESTABLISHED A FRONT COMPANY FOR THEIR RELATIVES

Orhan Karaderili, the leader of the criminal organization who founded 21 different companies to prevent the victims from causing legal trouble, was caught in the operation in his ultra-luxury villa in Suadiye, Istanbul. It was learned that Karaderili had front companies established by people such as his close friends, brother, brother-in-law, and son-in-law. It was determined that these shell companies were defrauding citizens with the promise of a holiday by illegally dividing the share title deeds in Yalova’s Termal, Kütahya’s Emet, Aydın’s Kuşadası and Muğla’s Bodrum districts.

THEY DIVIDED A TIMESHARE INTO 100′

It was learned that the company first divided a timeshare into 100 shares and kept one of the hundred shares for itself. It was learned that the company divided the shares it kept for itself by 100, sold 99 shares in the same way and left 1 percent of the shares to itself. It was learned that the company made illegal sales to tens of thousands of people many times in this way.

FAMOUS ACTOR MARKETING DIRECTOR IS RELEASED

It was learned that the marketing director of the criminal organization, which hosted the victims at Terma City Hotel in Termal district by saying “you won a free holiday” via internet, phone and SMS, was the famous actor Yusuf Atala and was called “line manager”. It was reported that Atala, who was learned to be Orhan Kardereli’s brother-in-law, was among the key figures in the organization.

THEY WERE FRAUDING 4.5 MILLION A WEEK

It is estimated that the criminal organization, which is estimated to have acquired illegal assets of around 8-10 billion liras, defrauds citizens of an average of 4.5 million liras per week. It was learned that the suspects placed fake buyer families in the sales halls and put psychological pressure on the victims. It was claimed that the victims were persuaded by selecting personnel suitable for their lifestyle, views and clothing styles at the sales desks. It was learned that the suspects used “ap” codes for families, rap codes for promotion experts and “admin” codes for contract drafters.

THEY DELETED COMMENTS FROM COMPLAINT SITES FOR A PAYMENT

On the other hand, it was learned that the company, about which many negative complaints were made on complaint sites, had them deleted by contacting the owners of the relevant sites. It was reported that payments were also made to the sites that deleted the complaints.

LEAF FALL ACTOR WAS ALSO ARRESTED

A total of 29 people, including senior managers of companies, were detained during the operation. The suspects, whose procedures at the police station were completed, were referred to the courthouse. 11 of the 29 suspects were arrested and sent to prison. While 16 suspects were released under judicial control, 2 suspects were released after their statements.

Among the suspects who appeared before the judge, Orhan Karadereli, Yusuf Atala, as well as Ç.K., DK, KK, KO, MC, were arrested on charges of forming an organization to commit crimes, and MGK, M.Ç, NTB and AS were arrested on charges of being a member of a criminal organization. The detainees were sent to Kocaeli Kandıra Prison.