7 thousand 818 operations in 81 provinces in 8 months!

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek made a statement on his social media account regarding the operations carried out within the scope of the fight against criminal organizations under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Gürlek stated that drugs, illegal betting, virtual gambling and new generation criminal organizations were targeted in the operations carried out in 81 provinces under the coordination of the Ministry of Justice.

7,818 OPERATIONS IN 81 PROVINCES IN 8 MONTHS

"We carried out 7,818 operations in 81 provinces in 8 months and seized criminal assets worth billions of lira. Under the leadership of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, we continue our fight against drugs, illegal betting, virtual gambling and new generation criminal organizations that threaten the peace, security and future of our nation, with determination all over our country. Under the coordination of our Ministry of Justice, we have chief public prosecutors' offices, MIT Directorate, Police and Gendarmerie in 81 provinces. Within the scope of the judicial investigations carried out between February and September 2026, with the cooperation of our organizations, MASAK and VDK Presidency, and all relevant institutions, 7,818 operations were carried out against 70,853 suspects, 32,882 suspects were arrested, and judicial control measures were taken against 15,826 suspects.

Not only the activities of criminal organizations, but also their financial resources and assets were intervened. Financial investigations also revealed a transaction volume of 2.54 trillion TL, 9.08 billion dollars and 3.49 million euros. As a result of the investigations, drugs with a market value exceeding 30 billion TL were seized. 1.4 billion TL, 17 million euros and over 1.7 million dollars in cash were seized. 9,030 immovable properties, 1,556 vehicles and 22 sea vessels were seized. Legal action was taken against 803 companies and businesses. 38,058 bank and crypto accounts were frozen and blocked. Access to 28,245 illegal betting-gambling sites and new generation criminal organization accounts was blocked.

I would like to thank our Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, our MİT Presidency, our Police and Gendarmerie organizations, MASAK, the Tax Inspection Board, and all our public institutions and officials who worked with great devotion in this struggle. Under the leadership of our President, we continue our fight against crime and criminals with the same determination and determination. "We will not allow any criminal organization to disrupt the peace of our nation, darken the future of our youth and gain power with the proceeds of crime."