GREEK PAPER KATHIMERINI + EUROPEANVOICE.COM : 572 mostly Turkish/Kurdish Organized Crime Groups in Germany
Like their counterparts in the Sicilian Mafia, many Kurdish and Turkish drug lords adopt a respectable façade in an attempt to appear as harmless, law-abiding citizens.
A report in the Greek newspaper Kathimerini commented that wealthy Turk mobsters in Europe as well as in Turkey frequently engage in philanthropic endeavors, donate to charities and sponsor sports clubs, often in the guise of shipping or construction magnates. With respect to Germany, EuropeanVoice.com reported the country has some 572 known organized crime groups in operation – 70 percent of which are linked to foreign states, including Turkey.