The Ministry of Interior announced that numerous criminals captured abroad have been extradited to Türkiye. Within the scope of the operation, a total of 65 suspects – 27 wanted internationally with red notices and 38 wanted at national level – were apprehended.
According to the ministry statement, under the coordination of the General Directorate of Security's Interpol-Europol Department and officials from the Ministry of Justice, joint work was carried out with the law enforcement units of the relevant countries. As a result, the suspects were captured in Georgia (51), Germany (7), Belgium (2), Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Greece, and North Macedonia, and extradited to Türkiye.
The statement also shared the initials of the captured suspects. Among those wanted with red notices are M. Y., İ. A., T. F., Ü. C., E. B., Ö. G., B. G., Ö. H., A. K., M. E., T. A., H. U., H. Y., E. Ç., Ö. M. F., İ. H. K., H. K., M. Y., M. H. Ö., B. G., H. D., T. B., İ. K., B. V. and M. K. The nationally wanted suspects are listed as N. K., M. A., H. Ö., A. A., Y. Ç., D. Ç., M. Ç., M. A. C, B. U., E. B., T. Ş., N. T., O. E., S. D., E. Ç., B. V., A. A., K. H., İ. C., H. E., T. T., S. A., M. Ç., E. K., U. Ş., U. K., F. Ö., B. Ç., Ü. D., Y. Ü., M. G., B. A., M. Ö., S. Ç., H. K., M. D., S. O. and Ö. A.
The Ministry of Interior statement included the following remarks: "We continue to capture and bring back to our country the organized crime group members and drug traffickers we seek with red notices and at national level. We congratulate our heroic police officers, our directorates, our department heads, and everyone involved. We thank the Ministry of Justice officials. "