Action was taken against 323 Suspects in Tourism Security Operations
106 suspects were arrested in tourism security operations carried out in 16 provinces under the coordination of the chief public prosecutor's offices.
Quick Look
In the operations carried out in June, July and August against incidents threatening tourism security in 16 provinces, legal proceedings were taken against 323 suspects and 106 suspects were arrested.
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Why It Matters
Operations aimed at tourism security were carried out in 16 provinces by gendarmerie and police teams under the coordination of the chief public prosecutor's offices.
Gürlek stated that, under the coordination of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, gendarmerie and police teams took legal action against 323 suspects within the scope of 164 incidents and investigations that threatened tourism security in 16 provinces in June, July and August, and announced that 106 suspects were arrested and judicial control measures were taken against 56 suspects.
175 SUSPECTS IN VIOLENCE AND THREATS
According to the information in Gürlek's post, 71 suspects were prosecuted and 20 suspects were arrested within the scope of 'tourism fraud', 'spoilage' and 'unfair commercial gain' activities. While legal action was taken against 175 suspects for acts of 'violence', 'threat', 'looting' and 'bullying', 43 suspects were arrested. In crimes against tourists' assets, 62 suspects were prosecuted and 40 suspects were arrested. It was stated that 15 suspects were prosecuted and 3 suspects were arrested within the scope of 'discrimination', 'violation of private life', actions against freedom of belief and social values and other crimes that harm public order and tourism security.
"TURKEY IS A SAFE TOURISM COUNTRY"
Minister Gürlek thanked the chief public prosecutors' offices and the relevant units of the police and gendarmerie organizations who took part in the work and said, "Turkey is a safe tourism country; we will continue to take every step necessary to keep it that way."
Open Questions
- Which are the 16 provinces where operations are carried out?
- How will the legal process of suspects released on judicial control continue?
