63 wanted persons sought abroad were extradited to Turkey

As a result of the efforts carried out by the Ministry of Interior, a total of 63 wanted individuals—33 of whom were sought with a red notice—who were captured in 8 different countries between September 23 and October 23, 2026, were extradited to Turkey.

According to the information shared by the Ministry of Interior, operations were carried out for a month to capture individuals who had active arrest warrants abroad. During this process, a total of 63 individuals captured in Georgia, Germany, Greece, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, Moldova, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and Montenegro were brought to Turkey. It was determined that 33 of the extradited individuals were sought internationally via a red notice, while 30 were sought at the national level.

The highest number of extraditions to Turkey was recorded in Georgia with 49 individuals. Georgia was followed by Germany with 5 individuals, Greece with 3, and Kyrgyzstan with 2, while the extradition of one person each from Bulgaria, Moldova, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and Montenegro was completed. The operations were carried out under the coordination of the General Directorate of Security's Interpol-Europol Department and the Ministry of Justice, with the participation of the departments of Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime, Intelligence, Narcotic Crimes, Cyber Crimes, Public Order, and Counter-Terrorism.