Third Wave of Ankara Drug and Prostitution Probe Raises Arrest Total to 17
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- Turkish authorities carried out a third operation in an Ankara investigation into drugs and prostitution, raising the number of detainees to 17.
- Fugitive suspects Sabri Berkan Baykam and Murat Çınar surrendered to police.
- Eight other suspects remain wanted, while prosecutors are considering measures against their assets, according to judicial sources.
A third wave of operations in an Ankara investigation into drugs and prostitution has raised the number of detainees to 17.
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office is conducting the investigation. Two fugitive suspects, Sabri Berkan Baykam and Murat Çınar, turned themselves in to police during the latest operation.
Eight other suspects remain wanted. They include Barış Gökmen, Cansu Sarı, Mehmet Ali Kardam and Muharrem Divlek.
Judicial sources said the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office is also considering imposing precautionary measures on the fugitives’ assets.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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