Minister of Justice Gürlek: 294 criminals were brought to Türkiye in the first 9 months of 2026

NEWS CENTER - Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek, in his statement on his social media account, announced the current figures regarding the efforts carried out to capture criminals who fled abroad and bring them to Turkey.

Minister Gürlek shared the following details;

"There is no place to escape for criminals. Turkish justice will do what is necessary sooner or later. 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 means to capture those who have fled abroad and bring them to Turkey. We follow the extradition processes of criminals who have escaped abroad, uncompromisingly and moment by moment, with the work carried out by our Ministry of Justice and in coordination with our Ministry of Internal Affairs and our Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE BROUGHT TO TURKEY IN THE FIRST 9 MONTHS OF 2026 REACHED 294"

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.

GEORGIA IS IN THE FIRST PLACE

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."