Turkey Arrests 34 Russian Women for Forced Prostitution

More than a hundred Russian women have been detained in Turkey. They were lured under the guise of working as entertainers but were then forced into prostitution. The detainees are held in a migration detention center on charges of violating public morality.

Mass arrests took place during raids on nightclubs across the country

According to Baza, the majority of those detained are citizens of CIS countries. In total, more than 100 women were taken into custody during the operation. Four of them are Russian citizens; in all, 34 women from Russia were arrested.

The scam involved false job offers in the entertainment industry

• Victims were lured to Turkey under the pretext of working as entertainers
• Upon arrival, they were deprived of their freedom and forced to engage in prostitution
• Detainees are held in conditions typical of a migration detention facility