Turkey Arrests Dozens over Investigation into Platform of Digital Currency

Turkey's Police have announced arresting dozens over an investigation into the illegal activities of a platform dealing in digital currencies.

The police sources said that cops seek to arrest the founder of the platform who fled Turkey to Albania after a  big number of Turkish citizens lodged complaints with the police about exposing them to fraud.

 Thodex platform that conducted daily dealings in digital currencies in hundred millions of US dollars, said that it is about to be shut down for four or five days to arrange the sale of its assets.

Turkish media outlets widely traded commandments that dealers with Thodex failed to withdraw their deposits or enter to personal accounts.

They tweeted that they fear that they exposed to fraud.

Istanbul Police issued a statement says that it started an operation at 6 a.m. today, Friday to arrest  78 suspects in six provinces to detain.

Police officers inspected the offices of Thodex in Istanbul and confiscated materials.

Anatolia" Turkish official news agency, revealed 67 people were arrested so far across the country.

Police of the city pointed out that the founder of Thodex and its CEO Farouk Fatih Ozir fled the Turkish territories to Tirana, the capital city of Albania last Tuesday.

The International Police Criminal Organization (known also as the (Interpol)   issued an arrest warrant for Ozer on Friday, at the request of Ankara.

The Turkish authorities launched measures today, Friday, to issue an international warrant for the arrest of the founder of a digital currency exchange platform, according to official media outlets.

Turkish Officials reported that Thodex founder Farouk Fateh Ozir fled to the Albanian capital, Tirana, with $ 2 billion in funds from investors estimated to number in the hundreds of thousands.

These developments came days after the Turkish Central Bank decided to prohibit the use of currencies and digital assets in the purchase of goods and services, indicating "potential irreversible damages and great risks in these dealings."