International cocaine trafficker wanted by Brazil built a business in Turkey
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A Jordanian drug trafficker with a criminal record stretching back three decades was able to settle in Turkey ...
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INTERPOL’s most wanted keep surfacing in Turkey amid expanding organized crime networks
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The arrest of an Afghan national wanted through an INTERPOL Red Notice in the western Turkish province of ...
Turkey turns into a revolving door for drug lords
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The arrest of Dutch national Wilhelmus Adrianus Leijdekkers in Istanbul this month has revived scrutiny over Turkey’s handling ...
Turkey’s top court blocked extradition of drug trafficker who facilitated major cocaine trafficking in Europe
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey’s highest criminal court, dominated by far-right nationalists and Islamists, last year halted the extradition of a suspect ...
Turkey faces expanding organized crime as systemic weaknesses deepen under Erdogan’s 23-year rule
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey is confronted with a growing organized crime problem, according to figures and assessments documented in parliamentary budget ...
Report finds Turkey bridging cocaine routes between continents amid mafia and state collaboration
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey is emerging as a critical link in global cocaine trafficking routes between Latin America and European, Russian ...
Turkish high court vacates convictions for drug trafficking to Germany and the Netherlands
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A ruling by Turkey’s top criminal bench has quietly vacated two major convictions connected to a notorious underworld ...
German report warns Turkey’s narco-authoritarianism is fueling organized crime across Europe
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Once promoted as a democratic model for the Muslim world, Turkey has become a major hub for organized ...
Naturalized Iranian identified as key player in major drug trafficking network in Turkey
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A belated investigation by Turkish authorities into a sprawling drug trafficking syndicate stretching from Iran to Western Europe ...
Crackdown on Dutch drug lord Leijdekkers in Turkey proved to be just smoke and mirrors
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Notorious Dutch drug trafficker Joseph Johannes Leijdekkers easily established himself in Turkey, acquiring multiple identities, securing residency and ...
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