Turkey begins revoking citizenship from 1,070 people over alleged illegal property deals

Turkey's Justice Ministry has begun procedures to revoke the citizenship of 1,070 people who obtained it through real estate transactions allegedly marred by fraudulent valuations.

• Justice Minister Akin Gurlek announced Monday that Istanbul security forces, coordinating with the provincial prosecutor, executed the second wave of citizenship reviews.
• The first wave, focused on Babacan Construction transactions, identified 687 people who obtained citizenship through properties sold with allegedly forged valuation reports.
• The second wave reviewed sales by Gul, Beyaz, and Lev construction companies, finding 274 of 734 foreigners' purchases to be sham.
• Authorities initiated judicial procedures against 88 suspects, arrested 72, and placed precautionary measures on 2,011 properties, 86 vehicles, and 42 bank accounts.