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Istanbul police security and drone inspections

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2026-09-27 14:41 UTC → 2026-09-28 06:12 UTC · added ~~removed~~

Police in Istanbul have conducted large-scale, drone-supported security and public order inspections across different districts. In the Beşiktaş district, an operation involving 35 police teams targeted areas such as Ortaköy, Etiler, and Levent. This enforcement resulted in identity checks on 872 individuals and inspections of 147 vehicles and 22 businesses. Authorities apprehended five individuals with active warrants, one missing person, and one foreign national subject to deportation, while also seizing drugs and issuing traffic and business fines. In the Beyoğlu district, authorities utilized drones to monitor Taksim Square, Istiklal Avenue, and Tarlabaşı Boulevard. This operation involved background checks on 1,737 individuals, leading to the apprehension of three wanted persons and two irregular migrants. The inspection also targeted illegal activities, resulting in legal action against individuals mediating prostitution and the sealing of two unlicensed hotels and two entertainment venues. Seventeen businesses were fined for various violations, including illegal tobacco use and employing uninsured workers. Recent updates from the Beyoğlu operation indicate that drone-supported surveillance specifically helped officers identify instances of prostitution negotiation in side streets. This led to legal action against four individuals for mediating prostitution and providing premises. Beyond the business fines and seizures, police processed 27 people for behaviors deemed “contrary to public morality” and three individuals for drug use following searches. Further details confirm that the inspection of 25 entertainment venues and five hotels resulted in the sealing of two unlicensed venues and two hotels, while police also seized drugs from three suspects.

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