Istanbul Police Department

Following a Comanchero gang bust in Türkiye's Istanbul, 21 luxury cars seized in the operation have been allocated to the province's police department.

A police operation targeting a residence housing suspected drug dealers took a tragic turn on Aug. 25 when the gunfire from assailants armed with long-barreled guns resulted in the death of one police officer and left another in serious condition.

Istanbul Police Department has assigned a special team to inspect the attack carried out by two assailants on Selami Sarıtaş, the head of a cemevi in Istanbul's Kartal district, on Aug. 5.

One of the two motorcyclists, who allegedly made a scouting trip on the street before, approached Sarıtaş, who was returning home in his car, under the pretext of asking for an address.

Fatih Aydın, one of the founders of Çiftlik Bank (Farm Bank), an alleged Ponzi scheme that collected over 1.1 billion Turkish Liras (around $110 million) from more than 132,000 people, has been extradited to Turkey from Uruguay.

The Afghan leader of a drug and crime organization, "Lions-Cartel," said to be involved in more than 30 crimes in Germany, has been detained in an operation in Istanbul.

Sanger Ahmadi was caught in a hotel in the metropolis' Bahçelievler district with four other members of the gang.

Mehmet Aydın, the mastermind of the Çiftlik Bank (Farm Bank) Ponzi scheme, who has been on the run for three years, was extradited to Turkey late on July 3.

Aydın, who surrendered to the Turkish Consulate in Sao Paulo, was arrested at the Istanbul Airport in an ongoing investigation by Istanbul prosecutors after a Turkish Airlines plane arrived at 10.10 p.m.

With much of Turkey staying at home, domestic violence has increased by 38.2 percent in Istanbul, as many women are confined at their homes with their abusers.

Revna Demirören (C), the president of the Life Sharing and Solidarity Foundation, and his husband Yıldırım Demirören (2R), chair of the Turkish Football Federation and Demirören Holding, pose with Mustafa Çalışkan, chief of Istanbul Police Department, and Monik İpekel, a board member of the Life Sharing and Solidarity Foundation.

Kuraner Erbaş, a police officer in Çanakkale’s Bayramiç district who was on duty wearing an Islamic turban and robe, was suspended on Friday over violating dress regulations after several complaints from the public were received.

A woman cellist has said she was beaten on Aug. 2 by police officers at the entrance of a metro station in Istanbul after refusing to allow the case containing her cello be checked.