TRNC police arrest Mehmetçik resident over forged cheques worth TL 165,000
TRNC police have arrested a 49-year-old resident of Mehmetçik (Mehmetçik), who is suspected of stealing, forging and circulating cheques. According to the investigation, he fraudulently obtained TL 165,000.
Police reported that in May–June 2026, the suspect, identified by the initials I. M., stole two blank forms from another person’s cheque book. He then entered an amount of TL 110,000 on one of them and TL 55,000 on the other.
Both cheques were put into circulation in Famagusta. In exchange for them, the suspect allegedly received a total of TL 165,000, according to police.
The man is charged with stealing a cheque, forging a cheque, circulating forged cheques and obtaining money by fraud. He has been detained and the investigation is ongoing.
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