Turkey shuts down payment infrastructure for offshore iGaming and makes mass arrests

Turkey moved against offshore iGaming payments and, in the same morning, carried out mass arrests. For PSPs, acquiring banks, and risk teams, the point is simple: this is not just a criminal case, it is a live test of how fast payment rails tied to offshore gambling can be cut off.

1. Authorities in Turkey disabled payment infrastructure connected to offshore iGaming products and conducted mass arrests on the same morning.
2. According to law enforcement, the trail leads to Cyprus, Georgia, North Macedonia, and Armenia.
3. The source frames the action as a three-pronged удар, but the operational takeaway for the payments side is the same: offshore gambling flows can become a direct enforcement target, not just a compliance headache.