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Wastewater-based epidemiology surveillance is crucial for monitoring antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). T\u00fcrkiye has one of the highest levels of antibiotic resistance with a lack of research on resistomes. This study is a focused reanalysis of publicly available wastewater metagenomes from T\u00fcrkiye, comparing them to global and other country\u2019s results. Methods: Ten metagenomic data of wastewater treatment from T\u00fcrkiye were downloaded from NCBI-SRA database. Metagenome assemblies were performed and high-quality metagenome-assembled genomes (HQ-MAGs) were included in the study. Taxonomic annotations and antibiotic resistance profiles were identified in both the metagenome assemblies and HQ-MAGs. Results: A total of 401 different ARGs in 25 antibiotic classes have been identified, including Mcr (including mcr-1, mcr-2, mcr-3 and mcr-5 variants) and optrA. The vanR two-component regulatory system genes for controlling vancomycin antibiotic resistance were one of the most dominant along with other vancomycin resistance genes such as vanA and vanB. A total of 115 HQ-MAGs were obtained with at least eight ARGs. The HQ-MAG with the highest number of resistance genes (58) was found to belong to E. coli. The most frequently encountered resistance genes in HQ-MAGs were the multidrug ABC transporter, vanR, bacA and patA which confer resistance to multidrug, glycopeptide, bacitracin and fluoroquinolone antibiotic groups, respectively. Conclusions: To effectively address the problems of antibiotic resistance outbreaks, comparable AMR surveillance at national and global levels is required for the identification and prioritization of ARGs and resistance genes. 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