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Turkish authorities have successfully apprehended 25 international fugitives during the "KUYU-21" operations – a series of coordinated raids conducted across eight provinces.
The operations, led by Türkiye's General Directorate of Security Intelligence, KOM (Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime) Department and Interpol Europol Department, targeted individuals wanted by 18 different countries through Interpol red notices and diffusion alerts.
The raids were carried out in Antalya, Bursa, Istanbul, Izmir, Mersin, Sakarya, Samsun, and Trabzon, leading to the capture of suspects with outstanding international warrants.
These individuals are wanted by countries including Germany, Australia, Azerbaijan, Morocco, the Netherlands, Iraq, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, South Korea, Mongolia, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Russia, Syria, Turkmenistan and Jordan.
Footage of the arrests (Footage via Turkish Interior Minister)
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya provided details on the arrested suspects, who are accused of serious criminal offenses.
These include:
https://twitter.com/AliYerlikaya/status/1829742826621374886
Turkish Interior Minister's post on X about the arrests.
Following their arrests, the suspects were handed over to the Provincial Immigration Directorates, where extradition processes have been initiated.
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