Virtual Patrol: Over 600,000 Accounts Reviewed, 210,000 People in Legal Proceedings

Content Types Propaganda of terrorist organizations Posts encouraging the sale and use of drugs Content inciting hatred and hostility against the public Violence against women and animals Insulting the President and threatening the indivisible unity of the state Disparaging content towards state institutions Crimes against Atatürk Results Of the accounts examined, 162,298 were identified as user accounts.
In total, 8,471 individuals were detained, 496 were arrested, 6,615 were released, and 1,360 were placed under judicial control.
Legal actions were initiated against 210,234 users.
Purpose of the Study The Ministry of Interior and Gendarmerie aim to continue Virtual Patrol operations to create a safe digital environment.