content tagged with organized crime

Operation against 39 organized crime organizations in 37 provinces

Operation against 39 organized crime organizations in 37 provinces

It is alleged that criminal organizations use auto galleries, restaurants, and similar businesses as a front to engage in usury with high interest rates. They are accused of threatening individuals with weapons and looting those who cannot repay their debts.

12 December 2023

Turkey tops global human smuggling, arms trafficking rankings

GLOBAL ORGANIZED CRIME INDEX

Turkey tops global human smuggling, arms trafficking rankings

The country's criminality score is higher than any other county in Europe. It is second to Syria in "state-embedded criminal actors" ranking.

11 October 2021

Connections between Journalist Murder and Organized Crime

CIHAN HAYIRSEVENER MURDER CASE

Connections between Journalist Murder and Organized Crime

"Arrested for organized crime" was Thursday's headline of the Güney Marmara'da Yaşam newspaper, whose editorial manager Cihan Hayırsevener was killed in December 2009. The trial opened by the Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court will start on 15 October .

6 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Constitutional Court: Military Staff not to be Tried at Civil Courts Any More

Judiciary

Constitutional Court: Military Staff not to be Tried at Civil Courts Any More

The Constitutional Court cancelled the law that orders the prosecution of soldiers for organized crime at special authority high criminal courts. This decision will affect pending trials and investigations. Retired judge Kardaş: "This is a step backwards that strengthens militarism".

25 January 2010 Tolga Korkut