58 arrested in staged traffic accident insurance fraud across seven provinces

Prosecutors in Adana coordinated an investigation into staged traffic accidents carried out between 2022 and 2026. Police teams from the Public Order Branch Directorate's Fraud Bureau identified 76 fabricated accidents used to obtain unjust gains from insurance companies.

Suspects presented damaged vehicles as if they had been involved in new accidents, reused the same vehicles with different drivers, and prepared false accident reports. Investigators also reviewed MASAK findings, HTS records, physical surveillance, and camera footage.

“The suspects acted in an organized manner from obtaining vehicles to preparing damage files and collecting and distributing insurance payments.”

The probe revealed that suspects acted in an organized manner from obtaining vehicles to preparing damage files and collecting and distributing insurance payments. Millions of liras in money transfers were detected in accounts linked to the suspects.

Simultaneous operations were carried out on October 20 in Adana, Kayseri, Kahramanmaraş, Konya, Çankırı, Kastamonu, and Kocaeli. Of 84 suspects sent to court and two individuals already in prison, a total of 58 people were arrested.

Judicial control was imposed on 28 other suspects. The investigation covered claims made against 17 insurance companies through the fabricated accidents.