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Turkiye Brings Back 17 Fugitives, Including 12 On Interpol Red Notices

17/01/2026 10:12 PM

ISTANBUL, Jan 17 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Turkey has brought back 17 criminals, including 12 wanted on Interpol red notices and five who were sought at the national level, the country's interior minister said on Saturday, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.

"We brought to our country the criminals from Germany, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Georgia, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Greece,” Ali Yerlikaya said on Turkish social media platform NSosyal.

"Regardless of which notice they are wanted under, we will capture members of organised crime groups and drug traffickers and bring them back to our country," he added.

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