Minister Gürlek: 7 thousand 818 operations were carried out against criminal organizations in 8 months!

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek made the following statements in his post on his social media account:

"WE CARRIED 7,818 OPERATIONS IN 81 PROVINCES IN 8 MONTHS, WE SEIZED BILLIONS OF LIRAS OF CRIMINAL ASSETS!

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. Within the scope of the judicial investigations carried out between February and September 2026, under the coordination of our Ministry of Justice, in cooperation with our chief public prosecutor's offices in 81 provinces, our MİT Presidency, our Police and Gendarmerie organizations, our MASAK and VDK Presidency and all relevant institutions;

"32,882 SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED"

While 7,818 operations were carried out, legal proceedings were taken against 70,853 suspects. 32,882 suspects were arrested. Judicial control measures were implemented 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.

"DRUG SUBSTANCES EXCEEDING 30 BILLION TL WERE SEIZED"

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!” he said.