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Türkiye’s justice minister announces raids on network selling women’s eggs abroad
Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said raids were carried out in 14 provinces against a network that allegedly directed Turkish women abroad to sell their eggs for money. Legal proceedings were launched against 53 suspects, and 36 were detained.
Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that simultaneous raids were carried out in 14 provinces, centered in Istanbul, as part of an investigation by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office into the illegal trade in reproductive cells.
According to Gürlek, it was established that Turkish women were directed abroad and sold their eggs in return for financial gain. Investigators found that 41 women carried out a total of 811 egg sales.
53 suspects, 36 detained
Legal proceedings were launched against 53 suspects, including one alleged ringleader, five managers, 41 donor women, two obstetrician-gynecologists and four travel organizers.
Thirty-six suspects were caught and detained, and one was found to already be in prison. Efforts are continuing to catch a total of 16 suspects, including seven who were found to be abroad.
Investigation began with a tip-off
The investigation began with a tip submitted through CİMER, the presidential communication center. The prosecutor’s terrorism and organized crime bureau examined activities linked to Türkiye, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Albania and Georgia, using phone traffic records, MASAK financial intelligence and travel data as evidence.
Gürlek said the fight against criminal networks profiting from the human body would continue with determination, adding: “No financial gain is above human dignity and bodily integrity.” He thanked the prosecutor’s office and the police.
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