
Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek shared the results of organized crime, drug and illegal betting operations carried out in 81 provinces.
Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced that 32 thousand 882 people were arrested and billions of lira of criminal assets and assets were seized in 7 thousand 818 operations carried out in 81 provinces between February and October.
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The Ministry of Justice is carrying out a large-scale operation against organized crime organizations and illegal betting activities in 81 provinces.
Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced the balance sheet of the investigations against drugs, illegal betting, virtual gambling and organized crime organizations carried out in 81 provinces between February and October.
Noting that 7 thousand 818 operations were carried out in 81 provinces in 8 months, Gürlek stated that billions of lira of criminal assets were seized.
Gürlek said, “Under the leadership of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, we continue our fight with determination all over our country against drugs, illegal betting, virtual gambling and new generation criminal organizations that threaten the peace, security and future of our nation.” he said.
32 THOUSAND 882 THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED
7 thousand 818 operations were carried out within the scope of judicial investigations carried out between February and September 2026. While judicial proceedings were carried out against 70 thousand 853 suspects, 32 thousand 882 suspects were arrested, and judicial control measures were implemented against 15 thousand 826 suspects.
BILLIONS OF LIRAS OF CRIMINAL ASSETS WERE SEIZED
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 thousand 30 immovable properties, 1556 vehicles and 22 sea vessels were seized. Legal action was taken against 803 companies and businesses. 38 thousand 58 bank and crypto accounts were frozen and blocked. Access to 28 thousand 245 illegal betting-gambling sites and new generation criminal organization accounts was blocked.
Minister Gürlek gave the message that the fight against crime and criminals will continue with the same perseverance and determination.

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Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced that 32 thousand 882 people were arrested, billions of lira of criminal assets and thousands of real estate were seized in 7 thousand 818 operations carried out between February and September 2026.
Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced that 32,882 people were arrested and billions of lira of crime proceeds were seized in 7,818 operations carried out in 81 provinces between February and September 2026.

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced that 32,882 people were arrested in 7,818 operations carried out in 81 provinces between February and September 2026, billions of liras worth of criminal assets were seized, and a major blow was dealt to drug and illegal betting networks.