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The journalists are facing charges of “encouraging drug use” and “not reporting a crime.”

Last year, 300 directly drug-related deaths were recorded across Turkey, according to the narcotics police.

The stashes of the substance were seized in a cargo shipment destined for Asian countries, the authorities have revealed.

The police surveyed over 31,000 people who faced legal action for drug-related crimes last year.

İYİ Party MP Yokuş relayed the claim that drugs were being sold in Konya Beyhekim AMATEM during his speech at the parliamentary commission.

Methtamphetamine use and trafficking in Türkiye has been high on the political agenda, with the opposition accusing the government of turning a blind eye to the issue in order to attract black money.

Kılıçdaroğlu has accused the government of attracting "drug barons" to the country in order to finance the current account deficit. The authorities have said they will file criminal complaints against him.

Cheap prices and ease of access are the two reasons that the use of methamphetamine has become more common in Turkey, says psychiatrist Bulut.