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title: "Prostitution investigation across 7 districts in Istanbul: 20 addresses searched"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-19-prostitution-investigation-across-7-districts-istanbul/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-19
updated: 2026-09-19T18:51:35.155Z
category: society
sources: 8
agreement: differ
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# Prostitution investigation across 7 districts in Istanbul: 20 addresses searched

In an investigation by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, simultaneous searches were conducted across 7 districts at 20 addresses suspected of operating as spas and massage parlors. Sources diverge on the number of suspects, reporting either 31 or 15 individuals.

## Where reports differ

- **Pro-government press, neutral press and opposition press** — These reports stated that 31 people were detained as part of the operation.
- **Opposition press** — Oda TV reported that 20 addresses were searched to apprehend 15 suspects assessed to have engaged in organized encouraging of prostitution, intermediation, and providing premises, with 16 female victims identified.

## Who is in this story

- [Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/bakirkoy-cumhuriyet-bassavciligi/) — Institutions
- [Istanbul Provincial Police Department](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/istanbul-il-emniyet-mudurlugu/) — Institutions
- [Istanbul](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/istanbul/) — Places
- [A Haber](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/a-haber/) — Media
- [Muhalif](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/muhalif/) — Media

## News sources

- [İstanbul’da masaj salonlarına fuhuş operasyonu: 16 kadın mağdur, 15 şüpheli gözaltında](https://www.ahaber.com.tr/gundem/2026/09/19/istanbulda-masaj-salonlari-ve-fuhus-yapilan-adreslere-operasyon) — A Haber (pro-government) — 2026-09-19
- [İstanbul'da 7 ilçede fuhuş soruşturması: 20 adreste arama, 16 kadın mağdur tespit edildi](https://www.takvim.com.tr/guncel/2026/09/19/bakirkoy-cbsden-7-ilcede-sauna-ve-spa-merkezlerine-fuhus-sorusturmasi) — Takvim (pro-government) — 2026-09-19
- [İstanbul’da fuhuş operasyonu](https://www.haberturk.com/gundem/istanbulda-masaj-salonlari-ve-fuhus-yapilan-adreslere-operasyon-3913657) — Habertürk (independent) — 2026-09-19
- [İstanbul'da eş zamanlı baskın: Masaj salonu görünümlü fuhuş yuvalarına darbe](https://www.muhalif.com.tr/gundem/istanbulda-es-zamanli-baskin-masaj-salonu-gorunumlu-fuhus-yuvalarina-darbe/742561) — Muhalif (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [İstanbul’da masaj salonları ve fuhuş yapılan mekanlara operasyon: 31 kişi yakalandı](https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/istanbulda-masaj-salonlari-ve-fuhus-yapilan-mekanlara-operasyon-31-kisi-yakalandi-43312799) — Hürriyet (pro-government) — 2026-09-19
- [İstanbul’da masaj salonlarına fuhuş operasyonu: 31 şüpheli yakalandı](https://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/istanbulda-masaj-salonlarina-fuhus-operasyonu-31-supheli-yakalandi-1742608) — NTV (independent) — 2026-09-19
- [İstanbul'da sauna ve spa merkezlerine fuhuş operasyonu: 31 gözaltı](https://www.haber7.com/guncel/haber/3661015-istanbulda-sauna-ve-spa-merkezlerine-fuhus-operasyonu-31-gozalti) — Haber7 (pro-government) — 2026-09-19
- [İstanbul'da 7 ilçede fuhuş operasyonu](https://www.odatv.com/guncel/istanbulda-7-ilcede-fuhus-operasyonu-120163364) — Oda TV (opposition) — 2026-09-19

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-19-istanbul-7-ilcede-fuhus-sorusturmasi-20/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-19-prostitution-investigation-across-7-districts-istanbul/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-19-rassledovanie-prostitutsii-7-rayonakh-stambula-obyski/

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