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Belgium's largest human trafficking case still troubles workers from Türkiye, other countries

Belgium's largest human trafficking case still troubles workers from Türkiye, other countries

More than 170 workers said they were victims of human trafficking by the chemical company Borealis, with 105 from Türkiye.

2 November 2022 Wouter Massink

Turkey tops global human smuggling, arms trafficking rankings

GLOBAL ORGANIZED CRIME INDEX

Turkey tops global human smuggling, arms trafficking rankings

The country's criminality score is higher than any other county in Europe. It is second to Syria in "state-embedded criminal actors" ranking.

11 October 2021

Operation against refugees in Van

Operation against refugees in Van

299 refugees were detained in Turkey’s eastern province of Van in a week. An investigation has been launched against 15 suspects for “human smuggling”. According to the UN, 515 thousand people may migrate from Afghanistan by the end of this year.

13 September 2021

People fleeing escalated conflict in Afghanistan heading to Turkey

People fleeing escalated conflict in Afghanistan heading to Turkey

Some refugees coming from Afghanistan are stuck in Diyarbakır as the smugglers to take them to İstanbul did not show up.

‘Service-stamped passport’ investigation against 30 people in Germany

‘Service-stamped passport’ investigation against 30 people in Germany

Amid reports of human smuggling with service-stamped passports as part of municipal programs, an investigation has been launched against 30 people suspected to bring or attempt to bring at least 213 people to Germany in October-November.

'They fooled us': Municipalities respond to human smuggling allegations

'They fooled us': Municipalities respond to human smuggling allegations

It has been revealed that many people with service-stamped passports went to Europe as part of municipal programs and didn't return to Turkey over the past few years.

Do municipalities in Turkey organize human smuggling to Europe? Here is what we know

Do municipalities in Turkey organize human smuggling to Europe? Here is what we know

After it was revealed that only a few of the dozens of people who were sent to Germany as part of an environmental project returned to the country, it was understood that it wasn't the only such incident.