Migration Department detains Turkish fugitive wanted for major crimes and deports him from Georgia

Officers from the Migration Department of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) have detained and deported a Turkish national wanted in his home country for multiple serious offences, following a targeted immigration control operation.

Acting on intelligence, Migration Department personnel inspected a commercial location where the suspect was operating an unauthorised business without a valid work permit, a direct ground for deportation under Article 64(m) of the Law of Georgia on the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons.

Subsequent background checks confirmed that the individual was actively wanted by Turkish law enforcement on a range of high-level national charges, including intentional murder, aiding and abetting a crime, murder committed to evade arrest, bribery, intimidation, and fraud.

Following his arrest, Migration Department officers escorted the detainee to the Sarpi border crossing, where he was handed over to Turkish authorities for further legal proceedings.