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http://www.mapinc.org/pix/xmlpower.gifTurkey: Addicts Join Forces In Their Battle With Drugs
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Today's Zaman, 12 Jul 2015 - A newly established association has brought together dozens of drug addicts to continue their treatment and rehabilitation, in an effort to lend a helping hand to addicts and to combat abuse. Drug use has been dramatically on the rise in Turkey in recent years. A report released by the National Police Department last year shows that the use of illegal narcotics, particularly bonzai, a synthetic cannabinoid, is 17 times higher than it was three years ago, and that the number of deaths caused by illicit substances has increased drastically, from 162 in 2013 to 648 in 2014. The Association for Meeting with a Sober Life (AYBUDER) has been recently established to combat drug addiction. Members of this association, former and current drug addicts, share their experiences, work toward rehabilitation, and engage in efforts to curb addiction. Bursa, Adem ElitokToday's ZamanDrugnews - Turkey2015-07-16Turkey: PKK Makes Use of Legal Loopholes to Maintain Drug
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Today's Zaman, 18 Jan 2015 - A General Directorate of Security (EGM) report on the fight against drug-trafficking and production has revealed that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) makes millions of dollars growing marijuana in the southeastern provinces by exploiting the lack of effective legal measures to tackle illegal drug production in areas that are not monitored by the government. The report also indicated that mines are placed around the fields and that snipers occupy high positions to protect the marijuana fields from outside intruders. Avci, SalimToday's ZamanDrugnews - Turkey2015-01-18Turkey: Report Reveals Drug Use In Turkey Increased 17-Fold
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Today's Zaman, 29 Dec 2014 - A report released by the National Police Department indicates that the use of illegal narcotics, particularly bonzai, a synthetic cannabinoid, is 17 times greater than it was three years ago in Turkey, and that the number of deaths caused by the substances increased drastically from 162 in 2013 to 648 in 2014. According to a report released by the National Police Department Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Bureau (KOM) on Saturday, bonzai was not even a known substance four years ago, but it has recently become widely available on the illegal drug market in Turkey. Police highlighted that there are now some 400 varieties of bonzai found in the country and the report warned that deaths caused by bonzai could increase in the near future. Today's ZamanDrugnews - Turkey2015-01-01Turkey: America's Top Cops in Istanbul During Attack on
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Turkish Daily News, 10 Jul 2008 - The armed attack in front of the American Consulate in Istanbul took place at a time when high-level U.S. drug enforcement agents were in town to attend the 26th International Drug Enforcement Conference, bringing together top law enforcement officials from 91 countries. When the attack took place at around 10:30 a.m. yesterday, Michele Leonhart, the Drug Enforcement Agency's, or DEA, acting administrator; Scott Burns, deputy director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy; and Mark Destito, the DEA's Regional Director based in Ankara were briefing a group of journalists at the conference venue in the Conrad Hotel in Bethiktath district, 10 kilometers from Ystinye, where the consulate moved a few years ago. Turkish Daily NewsDrugnews - Turkey2008-07-13Turkey: Over 800 Bureaucrats Detained On Corruption Charges In
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Today's Zaman, 24 Dec 2007 - Over the course of the past five years an initiative launched by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to uncover corruption in state agencies has led to the arrests of 805 bureaucrats, including general managers, deputy general managers and deputy undersecretaries in 156 operations. Hundreds of bureaucrats were involved in corruption crimes revealed by operations The Blue Line, The Scalpel, White Energy, Sky, The Bends and the Patch carried out by the police, according to the 2007 activity report of the National Police Department's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Administration (KOM). Those bureaucrats who allowed corruption or violation of procedures in return for personal favors were sacked from their jobs. Today's ZamanDrugnews - Turkey2007-12-28Turkey: Revisiting The Land Of 'Midnight Express'
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Toronto Star, 24 Jun 2007 - Escaped Hashish Runner A Welcome Guest After Apologizing For '78 Film ISTANBUL--Billy Hayes didn't flinch when the two Turkish police officers approached him in the dining room of Istanbul's Conrad Hotel one recent morning. He smiled. Handelman, StephenToronto StarDrugnews - Turkey2007-06-27Turkey: Europe Unites Against Cannabis In Istanbul
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Turkish Daily News, 14 May 2007 - In an effort to fight against drugs European leaders meet in Turkey, one of Europe's major drug traffic hubs, to advocate a cannabis free world The current international debate on cannabis zoomed in on Turkey, when last week European mayors and municipal leaders combating drug abuse gathered in Istanbul to lobby the U.S. government to continue its fight against the legalization of cannabis and discuss the challenges that drugs pose to their cities. Kremida, DamarisTurkish Daily NewsDrugnews - Turkey2007-05-14Turkey: Survey Reveals Drugs and Problems in Turkish Schools
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Turkish Daily News, 12 Jan 2007 - Drug-abuse is common among students in one out of three high schools in Istanbul and in one out of four schools in Izmir, a recent survey conducted by teacher's union Egitim-Sen reveals. Teacher's Union Egitim-Sen presented a survey it conducted among high schools concerning the increasing number of violent incidents in schools to the Parliament's Investigation Commission. The survey conducted among 650 teachers in 250 Turkish schools revealed that in the past year, narcotic drugs were found in 12 percent of the schools, while synthetic pills with stimulant effects were found in 15 percent. The survey revealed that the percentage of schools where psychoactive pills were found was much higher in bigger cities such as Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir as well as those in the Mediterranean region. The survey found that pills were used in 26 percent of schools while narcotic drugs were used in 12 percent. Drug usage was encountered in one out of every three schools in Istanbul and one out of every four in Izmir. Turkish Daily NewsDrugnews - Turkey2007-01-17Turkey: OPED: Rise In Drug Use Shows Growing Social Problems
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The New Anatolian, 29 Dec 2006 - Revelations at a parliamentary commission charged with investigating rising crime among youths has shown there is an alarming increase in drug addiction in Turkey A Green Crescent report submitted to the commission shows that in the past three years heroin addiction has risen by 100 percent and use of ecstasy has increased 300 percent. Cevik, IlnurThe New AnatolianDrugnews - Turkey2006-12-29More Headlines
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