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Kısmetim-1 Incident
The Kısmetim-1 incident occurred on December 15, 1992 when members of the Turkish Narcotic Police on Turkish Navy vessels supported by US officials intercepted the MV ''Kısmetim-1'', a Turkish ocean freighter in Mediterranean international waters. The ship was suspected of being involved in smuggling of about morphine base into Turkey. The crew scuttled the ship during the operation. MV ''Kısmetim-1'' was owned by Osman Ayanoğlu. The morphine base on the ship, worth millions of dollars, belonged to a consortium of himself and his partners including Şeyhmus Daş and Hüseyin Baybaşin, all Turkish drug lords. Voyage MV ''Kısmetim-1'' departed on October 7, 1991 from the Port of Yarımca in İzmit, Turkey, carrying dyestuff to Karachi, Pakistan. As the ship docked at the destination port, Celal Kambur, the ship's purser started a conversation with the port policeman Yousuf Chacha. The Pakistani policeman asked the Turkish crew member to deliver a package to Ajman, a port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Police
The General Directorate of Security ( tr, Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü) or Turkish Police Service ( tr, Türk Polis Teşkilatı) is the national civilian police force responsible for law enforcement of the Republic of Turkey, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Interior. Structure In the provinces, it operates under the command of governors ( tr, vali) and district governors ( tr, kaymakam). Civil administrators ( tr, mülki amir) are responsible for the security and well being of towns and districts. The Turkish National Police (TNP) operates within the network of the civil administration system and carries out its duties under the command and control of the civil authority. Town governors and heads of district administrations supervise the force. The TNP is organised as follows: *Central organisation *Provincial organisation **81 Directorates of Provincial Police **751 Police Directorates of Towns affiliated to Provinces **22 Border Gates Police Directorates **18 Free-Zone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
