13.06.2026 10:30
The Ministry of Interior announced that as a result of meticulous operations and international cooperation, a total of 90 criminals, including 42 wanted with red notices and 48 wanted at the national level, have been extradited to Turkey from various countries.
The Ministry of Interior made a significant statement regarding the determined fight against fugitive criminals who escaped abroad. A great success was achieved through the coordinated work of many departments, primarily the Interpol-Europol Department of the General Directorate of Security (EGM) and the Ministry of Justice.
Ninety individuals wanted for various crimes and hiding in 16 different countries, including Georgia, Germany, Bulgaria, and Greece, were extradited to Turkey. In the statement made by the Ministry, it was emphasized that the fight against organized crime group members and drug traffickers will continue unabated.
HOW MANY CRIMINALS FROM WHICH COUNTRY?
- Georgia: 58 individuals
- Germany: 12 individuals
- Bulgaria: 3 individuals
- Greece: 3 individuals
- Netherlands: 2 individuals
- TRNC: 2 individuals
- Austria, Belarus, England, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Moldova, Thailand, and Ukraine: 1 individual each
FUGITIVES WITH RED NOTICES AND NATIONAL ARREST WARRANTS CORNERED
The Ministry also published one by one the statuses and initials of the individuals who were arrested and extradited to Turkey. Accordingly;
- 42 Individuals Wanted Internationally with Red Notice: S.D., K.A., A.A., U.A., K.G., B.K., S.C., B.F., U.Y., M.Ç., M.A., Ş.Ş., L.P., C.K., A.S., O.A., A.A.K., A.A.M., S.G., M.F., A.D., M.Ö., B.K., M.M., N.İ., R.A., T.E.O., A.Ç., S.Ö., M.O., N.Ç., N.D., R.B., O.G., İ.Ç., C.Y., H.R., U.A., M.T., B.T., E.L., and N.İ.
- 48 Individuals with National Arrest Warrants: G.Y., V.A., M.T., A.D., C.T., C.Ç., N.O., A.E., A.M.G., K.K., Y.A., A.Y., B.H.Ö., M.E.Ö., A.Ö., F.G., U.A., H.G., H.Ş., M.A., S.Ç., H.K., M.Ş.S., G.P., O.Ç., Y.K., E.Ş., C.A., B.B., Y.Y., H.H.Ö., E.Ç., M.A.D., B.M., B.C., O.T., B.S., H.İ., M.E., H.S., M.A., E.D., M.K., B.B., A.O., İ.E., Y.E., and F.G.
TRACKED DOWN METICULOUSLY
The trail of fugitives who thought they could escape justice by fleeing abroad was followed meticulously by special units of the Turkish police, as if searching for a needle in a haystack. Behind the operation were the EGM Interpol-Europol Department and the Ministry of Justice officials, as well as the Department of Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime (KOM), the Intelligence Department, the Department of Anti-Narcotic Crimes, the Department of Anti-Cyber Crimes, and the Public Order and Anti-Terrorism (TEM) Departments. Operations were successfully completed through simultaneous and real-time intelligence sharing with local law enforcement units of the relevant countries.
MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS FROM THE MINISTRY
After the major operation, the Ministry of Interior did not forget all the heroes who contributed to the process. The Ministry concluded its statement with the following message of thanks: "We continue to capture and bring back to our country the organized crime group members and drug traffickers we have been seeking with red notices and national warrants. We congratulate our heroic Police, our Directorates, our Department Heads, and all those who contributed. We thank the officials of the Ministry of Justice."