Suspect of Foreign National Who Provided Residence and Work Permits to Foreign Nationals with False Documents Caught

Istanbul’s Esenyurt The foreign national suspect who issued fake residence permits to foreign nationals in the district was caught. The unlicensed consultancy company, which issued a residence permit with fake documents to foreigners whose residence permits were refused, was closed.

Istanbul in Esenyurt , the owner of a consultancy company allegedly providing residence or work permits to foreign nationals with false documents has been caught. The fraudster will be handed over to the Provincial Immigration Administration to be deported after the completion of his procedures at the police.

As part of an ongoing investigation Istanbul Police Department Anti-Immigrant Smuggling and Border Gates Branch Directorate teams, which took action, identified a consultancy company that issued fake documents to foreigners who were denied residence or work permits in Turkey, through their social media accounts.

• They Find Customers Through Social Media

First, various social The location and identity information of the owner of the unlicensed consultancy company, which made statements on media platforms that “residence permits can be issued again to foreigners whose residence permits are denied”, were determined. Gathering customers with video sharing, A.E.S. Police teams, which closely followed the suspect, raided an address in Esenyurt yesterday for the consultancy company in question.

• Office Raid

At the end of the physical follow-up, at 17.00 in the evening, at the company’s office in Esenyurt. In the operation, foreign national A.E.S. The suspect was caught. Detained A.E.S. Istanbul Police Department, M.T.T. Another foreigner, named , was taken to the police station with information and his statement was made.

• Money And Digital Document Seized

Residency via fake document In the searches made at the headquarters of the company, whose permission was determined, 2 temporary protection documents, money receipts, which are thought to be fake, 3 thousand 950 liras and 255 dollars money, which are considered to be obtained from this crime, and a large number of digital materials were seized. Captured within the framework of the operation, A.E.S. An investigation has been initiated for the crime of “Forgery of Official Document”.

• To Be Deported

It was stated that the suspect will be handed over to the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Migration Management for deportation procedures after the judicial proceedings initiated. The door of the unlicensed workplace under the name of the “consulting company” managed by the captured A.E.S. was sealed by the police teams.