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Turkish security forces dismantled an Israel-linked fraudulent trading network accused of defrauding victims across Europe, the Far East and Africa of at least $266 million over two years. Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said the forex fraud investigation targeted 42 call centres operated by 28 companies, implicating 239 suspects in an organized scam operation spanning multiple countries. The announcement, made Friday, highlights ongoing scrutiny of cross-border financial crime networks with links to Israel, though authorities did not tie the operation directly to any state actor. The case adds to a series of international fraud investigations targeting call-center-based scam operations in the region.