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Azerbaijan detains one of leaders of Türkiye's wanted criminal group

13 November 2026 11:00 (UTC +04:00)

Mehmet Recep Demir, considered one of the leaders of the “Barış Boyun” criminal organization in Türkiye, has been detained in Azerbaijan, Anadolu Agency reports.

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has prepared an extradition request to be submitted to the Azerbaijani judicial authorities for Demir's return to Türkiye.

According to the report, Mehmet Recep Demir, who is wanted as part of an investigation into an armed criminal organization, is subject to 48 separate detention orders.

Following his detention in Azerbaijan, he was arrested on charges of “illegal border crossing” under the country's Criminal Code.

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has initiated the relevant legal procedures for Demir's extradition to Türkiye.

Note that the “Barış Boyun” criminal organization is known as an armed organized criminal group operating in Türkiye and internationally.

Ilgar Khudiyev

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