[GRADE B — News reporting of Ankara Public Prosecutor's office investigation, Turkish parliamentary proceedings]
In December 2025, the Ankara Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into allegations that Epstein trafficked minor girls from Turkey. The investigation was triggered by opposition MP Turhan Comez, who highlighted a reference in Epstein's 2008 civil case alleging that Epstein "transported minor girls from Turkey, the Czech Republic, Asia, and numerous other countries, many of whom spoke no English."
Dogan Bekin, an MP from the right-wing Yeniden Refah Party (New Welfare Party), submitted two formal parliamentary motions — one to the Interior Ministry and one to the Ministry of Family and Social Services — asking whether Turkish children had been "victimised by the Epstein criminal gang." Bekin cited Turkish Statistical Institute data showing that 104,531 missing children were officially reported in Turkey between 2008 and 2016, most of them girls.
On February 3, 2026, sources reported that the Ankara prosecutor's office was examining the approximately 3 million DOJ documents for evidence related to Turkish nationals. The investigation represents the only active criminal probe directly focused on the trafficking of specific national victims.
The Turkey investigation is distinct from the UK and Norway cases because it focuses not on elite relationships or corruption, but on the core criminal allegation: the trafficking of minors. The reference to Turkish girls in Epstein's civil case predates the current investigation by nearly two decades. The gap between allegation (2008 civil filing) and investigation (December 2025) represents a failure of international coordination in the trafficking case.
WHAT THIS SHOWS AND DOES NOT SHOW: The documentary record establishes that Turkish prosecutors opened an investigation (December 2025) based on a reference in Epstein's 2008 civil case and the February 2026 DOJ release. Parliamentary motions were filed. This does NOT establish that Turkish minors were in fact trafficked — the allegation is being investigated, not confirmed. The missing-children statistics cited by MP Bekin are contextual but do not establish a connection to Epstein.