Hürriyet Gündem1 hour agoWorld1 min readTürkiye

Minister Çiftçi met with his Italian counterpart Piantedosi

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Çiftçi, who replaced the Minister of Internal Affairs Ali Yerlikaya or was shown as the relevant minister, announced that they discussed issues such as irregular migration, fight against terrorism, organized crime and extradition of criminals in the meeting with Italian Minister of Internal Affairs Matteo Piantedosi.
It was also stated that the Italian side's proposal to establish joint investigation and research teams was valued.

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Why It Matters

Turkish Interior Minister Çiftçi hosted Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, the common agenda in the field of security such as irregular migration, immigrant smuggling, fight against terrorism, new generation organized crime organizations and extradition of criminals were discussed.

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Minister Çiftçi used the following statements in his statement on his virtual media account:

"We hosted my esteemed counterpart Mr. Matteo Piantedosi, Minister of Internal Affairs of Italy, and his accompanying delegation at our Ministry. During our meeting, we discussed our common agenda in the field of security, especially the fight against irregular migration and immigrant smuggling, the fight against terrorism, new generation organized crime organizations and the extradition of criminals. We believe that the fight against transnational threats is possible with strong international solidarity and effective cooperation. In this direction, we aim to develop joint efforts to combat irregular migration in the Mediterranean, prevent the financing and propaganda activities of terrorist organizations, and prevent the financing and propaganda activities of terrorist organizations in Italy. "We shared our expectations regarding the extradition of the ringleaders and members of the new generation criminal organizations to our country."

'HE RECOMMENDED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH TEAMS'

Referring to his Italian counterpart's suggestion, Çiftçi continued as follows:

What to Watch

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Joint investigation and research teams can be established between Türkiye and Italy.
Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

When will joint investigation and research teams be established?
Who are the ringleaders and members of the new generation criminal organizations in Italy?
How will the extradition process proceed?