Turkey repatriates 63 fugitives from eight countries

Turkish authorities have repatriated 63 individuals who were wanted for various crimes, following operations conducted between September 23 and October 23. According to Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi, 33 of the individuals were wanted internationally via Interpol red notices, while 30 were wanted at the national level.

The operations were coordinated by the General Directorate of Security, the Ministry of Justice, and Interpol-Europol departments, involving cooperation with law enforcement in multiple nations. The highest number of arrests occurred in Georgia, with 49 individuals apprehended. Other captures took place in Germany (5), Greece (3), Kyrgyzstan (2), Bulgaria, Moldova, Montenegro, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

The suspects face a wide range of charges, including murder, looting, injury, fraud, theft, drug trafficking, membership in an armed terrorist organization, money laundering, sexual abuse of children, and forgery.