Minister of Justice Gürlek: 294 people were extradited to Türkiye in the first 9 months of 2026

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek made new statements on his personal X account. Gürlek stated that 89 people from 16 different countries were extradited to Türkiye in the third quarter of the year, 48 of them were brought from Georgia, 12 from Germany, 10 from Greece and 3 from England.

Thus, Minister Gürlek stated that the total number of people brought to Türkiye in the first 9 months of 2026 reached 294. "While Georgia ranked first with 137 people, 67 people were brought from Germany, 19 from Greece, 9 from Montenegro, 8 from Bulgaria and 5 from England." gave the information.

Gürlek's message included the following:

"Under the leadership of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, we continue our fight against crime and criminals with the same determination beyond our borders; we mobilize all our resources to capture those who have fled abroad and bring them to Turkey.

With the work carried out by our Ministry of Justice and in coordination with our Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we follow the extradition processes of criminals who have escaped abroad, uncompromisingly and moment by moment.

On July 1, he said, "Those who think they can commit a crime and escape justice will not feel safe no matter where they hide in the world." we said. We have not compromised on this determination in the three months that have passed.

In the 3rd quarter of the year, covering July 1-September 30, 2026, 89 people from 16 different countries were extradited to Turkey within the scope of ordinary crimes and terrorist crimes. 48 of them were brought to our country from Georgia, 12 from Germany, 10 from Greece and 3 from England.

Thus, the total number of people brought to Turkey in the first 9 months of 2026 reached 294. During this period, Georgia ranked first with 137 people; 67 people were brought from Germany, 19 from Greece, 9 from Montenegro, 8 from Bulgaria and 5 from England.

We will continue to observe the principle of reciprocity in international judicial cooperation and take into account the response to our justified extradition requests.

No matter which criminal organization he belongs to, no matter which country he escapes to; "We will not stop pursuing terrorists, members of organized crime groups, fraudsters and criminal groups who threaten the peace of our nation."