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Citizenship decisions for 6,134 people revoked in irregular citizenship probe

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This story is from 21 September 2026.

The Interior Ministry reported that citizenship decisions for a total of 6,134 people were revoked in the irregular citizenship investigation. Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that 72 people were detained in the second wave, trustees were appointed to 30 companies, and collusive transactions exceeding 3.5 billion lira (TL) were detected.

According to Gürlek, 274 of the 734 sales made through Gül İnşaat, Beyaz İnşaat, and LİV İnşaat were found to be collusive. In the operation, judicial proceedings were initiated against 88 suspects, and precautionary measures were applied to 2,011 real estate properties and 86 vehicles.

Citizenship decisions for 6,134 people revoked in irregular citizenship probe

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