The Turkish Interior Ministry said 547 suspects were detained in cybercrime operations held in 61 provinces over the past 5 days. It said 155 of the suspects were remanded in custody, while judicial control measures were imposed on 183.
The operations targeted aggravated fraud, illegal betting, online child obscenity and harassment, and violations of the Cyber Security Law. Those detained were reported to have committed fraud via social media and to have brokered money transfers to illegal betting sites.