'My Family is Safe' operation across Türkiye: Legal action against 162 suspects

It was reported that the operations carried out in line with the 2026-2035 Family and Population Decade vision put forward by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Presidential Circular No. 2026/4 were carried out with the participation of the Police and Gendarmerie organizations under the coordination of the Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Aydın and Mersin Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices.

OPERATION CENTERED IN 5 PROVINCES AND COVERING A TOTAL OF 15 PROVINCES

Minister Gürlek shared the following information about the operations:

"In line with the 2026-2035 Family and Population Decade vision put forward by our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the Presidential Circular No. 2026/4, we continue our work to protect our children, the family institution and social order with determination. "My Family is Safe", which was launched under the coordination of our Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Aydın and Mersin Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices, together with our Police and Gendarmerie organizations. In the operations, based in 5 provinces and covering a total of 15 provinces, legal proceedings were carried out against 162 suspects, 9 associations and 13 businesses. In the investigations, people who mediate or provide space for prostitution, businesses that are considered to provide an environment for these activities, suspects who produce and spread obscene content and activities aimed at exposing children to these contents were examined.

ACCESS TO MANY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS AND WEBSITES IS BLOCKED

As a result of the appointment of an undercover investigator, technical and physical surveillance, witness statements, digital examinations and video recordings, simultaneous detention, search and seizure operations were carried out; Drugs and a large number of digital materials were seized, and measures were taken to block access to many social media accounts and websites.

On the financial aspect of the investigations, MASAK investigations revealed that high amounts of funds were transferred to some associations from public institutions and foreign organizations abroad. The source of these money movements and their connection with the activities subject to investigations are being investigated.

I would like to thank our Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Aydın and Mersin Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices, who carried out the investigations meticulously, the valuable members of our Police and Gendarmerie organizations who took part in the operations, and all our public officials who contributed. "Within the framework of the responsibility our Constitution places on the state regarding the protection of families and children, we will not tolerate any criminal structures, abuse networks and illegal activities targeting our children, youth and families."