10.07.2026 11:21
The Ministry of Interior announced that a total of 54 fugitives, including 29 wanted with a red notice and 25 wanted at the national level, have been captured and extradited to Turkey.
The Interpol-Europol Department of the General Directorate of Security, along with officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime, Intelligence, and Anti-Narcotics Departments, and the Cyber, Public Order, and Anti-Terrorism Departments, carried out coordinated operations targeting individuals who had fled abroad and were wanted under arrest warrants.
29 WERE SOUGHT WITH RED NOTICES
As a result of cooperation with law enforcement units of relevant countries, a total of 54 criminals—29 wanted internationally via Red Notices and 25 wanted at the national level—were brought back to our country.
THEIR EXTRADITION TO TURKIYE WAS ENSURED
In this context, individuals wanted internationally via Red Notices—A.A., S.O., Y.T., S.K., F.M., S.M., N.A., S.B., H.K., M.D., Y.B., B.D., L.T., T.Y., B.M., F.E., H.İ.Ç., Ü.M., N.T., K.N., Ç.Y., D.B., C.B., A.D., S.Ö., U.Ç., B.K., Ö.T., and Y.L.—and those wanted at the national level—M.A., S.B., M.A., Ü.K., H.M., F.C., S.Y., M.Ö., B.B., G.B., H.U., N.A., M.A., G.K., H.Ç., K.C., H.K., İ.U., A.İ., B.K., B.A., K.Y., B.Y., H.A., and Ü.G.—were apprehended and extradited to our country.
"WE CONGRATULATE OUR HEROIC POLICE"
In a statement from the Ministry of Interior, it was stated: "We continue to capture and bring back to our country the organized crime members and drug traffickers we seek via Red Notices and at the national level. We congratulate our Heroic Police, our Directorates, Department Heads, and all those who contributed. We thank the officials of the Ministry of Justice."
EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL RECORDS
It was determined that the individuals captured in Georgia (38), Germany (5), Azerbaijan (2), Bulgaria, Austria, Ecuador, France, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Greece, and North Macedonia were wanted for crimes including importing narcotics or psychotropic substances, premeditated murder, fraud, threats, violating the inviolability of residence, aggravated sexual abuse of a child, robbery, theft, counterfeiting money, human trafficking, promoting or facilitating prostitution or procuring premises, attempted intentional murder, forgery of official documents, damaging property, violating the Military Penal Code, purchasing, carrying, or possessing unlicensed firearms and ammunition, using identity or identity information belonging to others, causing dishonored check transactions, escape of a convict or detainee, influencing a judicial officer, entering military restricted zones, insult, embezzlement, damaging or destroying or concealing official documents, abuse of trust, violating Law No. 5607, and forming an organization for the purpose of committing crimes.
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