348 suspects were caught in operations carried out in 58 provinces against "new generation criminal organizations"

According to the statement made on the ministry's NSocial account, joint studies were carried out by the National Intelligence Organization, EGM Intelligence Directorate and the Department of Combating Cyber ​​Crimes, under the instructions of the Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi, under the coordination of the General Directorate of Security KOM Presidency and the Chief Public Prosecutors' Offices.

It was determined that 348 suspects, who were caught in operations carried out simultaneously in 58 provinces, shared posts aimed at "procuring hitmen" or "performing hitman work" through groups created on communication platforms, shared posts containing "crime and criminal praise", "threats", "insults", "organization propaganda" content through their social media accounts, and aimed to announce their organizational activities through social media posts.

It was determined that the suspects, who tried to carry the hostility and competition between criminal organizations to social media channels, wanted to create the perception that criminal activities were normal and tried to recruit new members to the organization by using social media as a tool.

During the searches carried out within the scope of the operation, 42 pistols, 35 rifles, 26 blank cartridges, 1 dynamite delight, 1 anti-aircraft ammunition and 2 thousand 865 cartridges were seized.

"We continue our fight with determination against those who encourage crime through social media, those who propagate criminal organizations and criminal structures that target our youth." In the statement, the police officers and relevant institutions involved in the operations were thanked.