The Turkish barbershops hiding a vast criminal network

Short of sitting outside the shops and matching footfall with what they claim to have as revenue, it’s hard for the authorities to identify [criminal enterprises], and it’s relatively easy for a business to claim they’re legitimate – they just knock up some invoices and ledgers...Another way these stores are used is by being refitted frequently. They operate for a few months, close down, have a complete refurbishment and open again – that’s the way crime proceeds can be laundered, through inflated costs. You have a builder who is part of the [criminal] network."