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title: "Interior Minister Çiftçi meets Iranian counterpart Momeni in Ankara"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-16-interior-minister-ciftci-meets-iranian-counterpart/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-16
updated: 2026-09-16T22:17:53.559Z
category: world
sources: 4
agreement: single-source
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# Interior Minister Çiftçi meets Iranian counterpart Momeni in Ankara

Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi met his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni in Ankara to discuss the 'Terror-Free Türkiye' process, PKK's Iranian offshoot PJAK, and the fight against drug trafficking. Çiftçi said 32,848 people were detained this year in 38,915 anti-drug operations.

## Who is in this story

- [Mustafa Çiftçi](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/mustafa-ciftci/) — People
- [Eskandar Momeni](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/eskandar-momeni/) — People
- [Interior Ministry](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/icisleri-bakanligi/) — Institutions
- [Iran](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/iran/) — Places
- [PKK](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/pkk/) — Other

## News sources

- [İçişleri Bakanı Mustafa Çiftçi İranlı mevkidaşı ile görüştü! İade ve sınır dışı süreçleri vurgusu](https://www.sabah.com.tr/gundem/2026/09/16/icisleri-bakani-mustafa-ciftci-iranli-mevkidasi-ile-gorustu-iade-ve-sinir-disi-surecleri-vurgusu) — Sabah (pro-government) — 2026-09-16
- [Bakan Çiftçi: PKK'nın tüm uzantılarının tasfiye sürecini takip ediyoruz](https://www.trthaber.com/haber/gundem/bakan-ciftci-pkknin-tum-uzantilarinin-tasfiye-surecini-takip-ediyoruz-957031.html) — TRT Haber (state) — 2026-09-16
- [Bakan Çiftçi: PKK'nın tüm uzantılarının tasfiye sürecini takip ediyoruz](https://www.ahaber.com.tr/gundem/2026/09/16/bakan-ciftci-iranli-mevkidasiyla-gorustu) — A Haber (pro-government) — 2026-09-16
- [İçişleri Bakanı Çiftçi, İranlı mevkidaşı Mumini ile görüştü](https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/gundem/icisleri-bakani-ciftci-iranli-mevkidasi-mumini-ile-gorustu/4059463) — Anadolu Ajansı (state) — 2026-09-16

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-16-icisleri-bakani-ciftci-iranli-mevkidasi-momeni/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-16-interior-minister-ciftci-meets-iranian-counterpart/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-16-ministr-vnutrennikh-del-chiftchi-vstretilsya-ankare/

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