📩 31/10/2023 16:23
Minister of Internal Affairs Ali Yerlikaya reported that 48 suspicious persons were caught in simultaneous operations carried out in 50 provinces centered in Istanbul within the scope of the fight against online child obscenity.
Within the scope of the fight against online child obscenity, 48 suspects were caught in simultaneous operations carried out in 50 provinces, centered in Istanbul.
Under the coordination of the Department of Combating Cyber Crimes of the General Directorate of Security, the Cyber Crimes Branch Directorate of the Istanbul Provincial Police Department is responsible for the prevention of crimes of importing, reproducing, selling, storing, possessing and using obscene products belonging to children, within the scope of combating Online Child Obscenity and Harassment. Adana, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Aydın, Balıkesir, Bartın, Batman, Bingöl, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çorum, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Gümüşhane, Hatay, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Karabük, Kastamonu, Simultaneous operations in 48 provinces including Kayseri, Kırklareli, Kilis, Kocaeli, Konya, Kütahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Muğla, Muş, Ordu, Osmaniye, Sakarya, Samsun, Şanlıurfa, Tekirdağ, Tokat, Uşak, Van and Zonguldak. Edited.
It was determined that a group was established via the messaging application called Telegram and obscene images of children were offered for sale for money and payments were made through various payment channels. 50 suspicious persons were caught within the scope of the operation. The gun and a lot of digital materials were confiscated.
In his statement, Minister Yerlikaya said, “I congratulate our police officers who carried out the operation. Protecting our children is one of the most sensitive issues we are concerned with. "Just like in the Black Homeland, our virtual patrols are on duty 7 hours a day, 24 days a week, in the Cyber Homeland." said.