Türkiye conducts nationwide operation against migrant smuggling networks VIDEO

Turkish authorities have launched a sweeping operation across all 81 provinces targeting organisers of migrant smuggling, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on his X page.

Thus, the operation culminated in the arrest of 46 individuals suspected of human trafficking, among them eight foreign nationals, Caliber.Az reports.

81 ilde “Göçmen Kaçakçılığı Organizatörlerine” yönelik eş zamanlı olarak düzenlenen operasyonlarımızda;

🔻8’i yabancı uyruklu 46 şüpheli göçmen kaçakçılığı organizatörü yakalandı.

Cumhuriyet Başsavcılıklarımızı, EGM Göçmen Kaçakçılığıyla Mücadele ve Hudut Kapıları Daire… pic.twitter.com/gkpWU6rfKx

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) September 4, 2025

The crackdown focused on networks involved in both smuggling migrants and facilitating illegal immigration.

By Aghakazim Guliyev