BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 4. Large-scale operations to combat arms smuggling were carried out in 14 Turkish provinces, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on his X account, Trend reports.
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced the operations on his social network X account.
According to Yerlikaya, over the past two weeks, authorities seized 398 pistols, 175 shotguns, and 32 automatic weapons during operations in 14 provinces, including Istanbul. A total of 202 people suspected of involvement in smuggling have been detained.
Additionally, the activities of four workshops involved in the illegal production of weapons were suspended.