Türkiye arrests over 30 in gendarmerie raids targeting crime networks VIDEO

Türkiye’s security forces have carried out a large-scale operation against organised crime groups across seven provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced.

According to Yerlikaya’s post on X, the Gendarmerie conducted coordinated raids targeting eight separate organised criminal networks, Caliber.Az reports.

7 ilde 8 ayrı organize suç örgütüne yönelik Jandarmamız tarafından düzenlenen operasyonlarımızda; 64 şüpheliyi yakaladık.

Bu organize suç örgütü üyelerinin işleyebileceği dolandırıcılık, tehdit, ev ve iş yeri kurşunlama gibi suçlardan vatandaşlarımızın zarar görmesini… pic.twitter.com/KKyqTFZ615

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) November 4, 2025

A total of 64 suspects were detained during the operation, 36 of whom have been formally arrested, while 26 others were placed under judicial control, the minister said.

Investigations into the remaining suspects are ongoing, Yerlikaya added.

Video footage released by the Interior Ministry showed heavily armed gendarmerie units storming multiple locations simultaneously as part of the operation.

By Aghakazim Guliyev