15.03.2026 18:07
The Ministry of Interior made a statement regarding the capture efforts for criminals abroad. The ministry announced that "a total of 72 criminals were brought to our country, including 32 wanted with a Red Notice and 40 wanted at the national level." The statement also indicated that these individuals were brought to Turkey from Georgia (54), Germany (9), Montenegro (2), Argentina, Colombia, Iraq, Russia, Sweden, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and Bulgaria.
The Ministry of Interior announced that a total of 72 individuals, who had search warrants against them and fled abroad, have been returned to Turkey.
According to a statement made from the ministry's social media account, the individuals in question were captured through operations conducted in various countries, primarily Georgia, and brought back to Turkey.
32 PEOPLE WERE WANTED WITH RED NOTICES
The ministry's statement indicated that 32 of the returned individuals were wanted internationally with red notices, while 40 others had search records at the national level.
It was reported that individuals named H.A., E.U., M.Y., B.A., S.D., E.Ö., B.E., M.Ö., M.K., İ.Ç., O.G., E.Y., Z.İ., M.Y., Ö.Y., İ.K., K.Ç., A.Y., R.Ş., F.M., M.A., Y.Ç., H.İ., S.B., İ.K., A.U., M.Ö., Ş.S.A., R.G., S.E., R.C., and S.A. who were wanted with red notices were captured and brought back to Turkey.
40 PEOPLE WERE WANTED AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
It was stated that individuals named A.G., İ.C., F.D., F.Ş., S.C.T., M.T., H.D., R.D., E.T., E.Ö., U.T., S.E., M.Ö., E.U., H.A., B.B., Ş.B., M.Y., E.K., Y.İ., H.B.Y., İ.A., N.Y., Y.K., S.D., F.A., M.K., M.D., D.B., Z.Y., N.D., U.Ö., T.K., E.C.Ö., E.G., E.Y., C.K., C.T., R.S., and U.Ö. who were wanted at the national level were also captured and returned to Turkey.
COOPERATION WITH MANY COUNTRIES
The statement expressed that the individuals in question were brought to Turkey from Georgia (54), Germany (9), Montenegro (2), Argentina, Colombia, Iraq, Russia, Sweden, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and Bulgaria.
It was noted that the repatriation process was carried out under the coordination of the General Directorate of Security's Interpol-Europol Department, with the efforts of officials from the Ministry of Justice and the departments of Anti-Smuggling, Intelligence, Narcotics, Cyber, Public Order, and Counter-Terrorism.