Simultaneous Operations Carried Out in 10 Provinces Targeting Social Media Broadcasts
Simultaneous police raids were conducted across ten provinces targeting individuals identified as generating income by creating tension in live streams.
Within the scope of an Istanbul-centric investigation, simultaneous operations were organized across ten different provinces targeting tension-filled broadcasts on social media platforms.
Simultaneous Operation in Ten Provinces
Teams from the Istanbul Police Department's Public Order Branch and Cyber Crimes Branch initiated an investigation into live broadcasts on social media platforms.
Contents Placed Under Scrutiny
Technical and physical tracking was carried out targeting suspects determined to have shared images containing fights, threats, insults, tension, and victimhood via TikTok, Instagram, and X.
Broad Investigation Network
The Istanbul-centric operation covered addresses in the provinces of Ankara, Antalya, Bursa, Kocaeli, Muğla, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Malatya, and Elazığ.
Statements and Reviews at Police Headquarters
It was learned that the suspects, who were detained and taken to the Istanbul Public Order Branch Directorate, had high monthly earnings and claimed they did not know their actions constituted a crime.
Judicial Control Decision Issued
Ten suspects, processed for the offenses of inciting or degrading the public to hatred and hostility and obscenity, were released under judicial control conditions at the courthouse where they were referred.