06-26-2026, 12:31 AM
Türkiye detains 64 suspects over forged residence permits
From Daily Sabah
Extract:
Turkish authorities on Tuesday announced the detention of 64 suspects in a large-scale operation spanning eight provinces after uncovering an alleged scheme that enabled foreign nationals to obtain residence permits using fraudulent documents.
The operation was coordinated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and carried out by teams from the Istanbul Police Department's Anti-Migrant Smuggling and Border Gates Division as part of an investigation into alleged migrant smuggling activities.
According to investigators, the suspects are accused of establishing a criminal organization, bribery, migrant smuggling, forgery of official documents and providing false statements in the preparation of official records.
From Daily Sabah
Extract:
Turkish authorities on Tuesday announced the detention of 64 suspects in a large-scale operation spanning eight provinces after uncovering an alleged scheme that enabled foreign nationals to obtain residence permits using fraudulent documents.
The operation was coordinated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and carried out by teams from the Istanbul Police Department's Anti-Migrant Smuggling and Border Gates Division as part of an investigation into alleged migrant smuggling activities.
According to investigators, the suspects are accused of establishing a criminal organization, bribery, migrant smuggling, forgery of official documents and providing false statements in the preparation of official records.