Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi announced that he requested content removal and access blocking for 47 URL addresses after the Manisa attack.
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Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi announced that 18 accounts were identified by the Department of Combating Cyber Crimes against provocative and disinformative posts about the armed attack in Manisa and that he requested the removal of content and blocking of access to 47 URL addresses.
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Why It Matters
After the armed attack in Manisa, provocative and disinformative posts increased on social media and security organs took action to combat them.
Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi stated that "a request was made to remove content and block access to 47 URL addresses" regarding the posts made after the armed attack in Manisa.
Farmer said the following in his statement on his social media account:
"WE WILL NOT ALLOW PROVOCATIONS
Following the tragic incident in Manisa, we continue our work against malicious and provocative posts that exploit this pain.
Within the scope of artificial intelligence-supported Cyber Open Source Monitoring and Control activities carried out by our Department of Combating Cyber Crimes on a 24/7 basis;
6 domestic accounts sharing offensive content were identified and our relevant Provincial Unit, Public Security Department and Intelligence Directorate were informed,
12 accounts, 11 domestic and 1 international, which were considered to have shared provocative and disinformative posts, were sent to the relevant Provincial Unit, our Security Department and our Intelligence Directorate.
Thus, a total of 18 accounts related to the subject were identified, 17 of which were domestic and 1 was foreign.
In coordination with Manisa Police Department's Cyber Crimes Department, a request was made to remove content and block access to 47 URL addresses.
In addition, a post containing a call to gather in Ankara, Izmir and Istanbul was detected and the relevant Provincial Units and our Security Department were informed.
We will not allow malicious attempts, provocations and disinformation that seek to disturb our peace by exploiting our nation's pain.
"We will not give way to dark hands in the Cyber Homeland."
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Department of Combating Cyber Crimes will increase monitoring and control activities for similar incidents.
Likely · Within weeks
International cyber security cooperation negotiations can be initiated regarding provocative accounts originating from abroad.
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- Who are the owners of the identified accounts?
- What content did the 47 blocked URL addresses contain?
- Which country or institution will be cooperated with regarding the foreign account?




