Istanbul police

Istanbul police seized more than 400 kilograms (881 pounds) of illegal drugs including heroin and skunk cannabis during anti-drug operations in the city, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on May 23, citing police sources. 

Five members of an organized crime ring, including its Iraqi leader, were detained in an operation conducted by Istanbul police on May 9. Three of them were arrested by court later on.

Istanbul police have detained 150 soldiers on May 11 over suspected links to the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), state-run Anadolu Agency reported. 

Istanbul police have busted a criminal gang specialized in cloning credit cards of restaurant customers and that has so far made 3 million Turkish Liras ($730,000). 

A total of 37 drivers in a wedding convoy were fined by Istanbul police for causing a traffic jam on April 1, daily Habertürk has reported.

Istanbul police raided the office and printing house of the newspaper Özgürlükçü Demokrasi in the city's Beyoğlu district in the early hours of March 28, detaining several people.

Istanbul police on Feb. 23 busted a goose farm in Istanbul’s Ataşehir district, where seven to eight girls aged between 14-17 are believed to have been raped, according to CDs that were seized showing videos of the minors.

Istanbul police have seized a total of 1,981 pieces of historical artifacts dating back to the Roman and Byzantium eras, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Feb. 22.

Istanbul police have seized invaluable archeological artifacts smuggled from areas under the control of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria into Turkey.

Authorities have taken all security precautions for the residents of Istanbul to celebrate New Year’s Eve, Istanbul Governor Vasip Şahin has said, adding that Istanbul police will be deployed to guard specific places too.