KISKAÇ-27 operation nets 39 FETÖ-linked suspects across Türkiye

In a law enforcement operation, Turkey's Interior Ministry has announced the successful execution of Operation KISKAÇ-27 targeting the FETÖ.

The operation led to the detention of 39 individuals across 17 provinces, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya posted on his X account, Caliber.Az reports. 

FETÖ'YE YÖNELİK OPERASYONLARIMIZ KARARLILIKLA DEVAM EDİYOR❗

1️⃣7️⃣ ilde FETÖ’ye yönelik düzenlenen “KISKAÇ-27” operasyonlarında 3️⃣9️⃣ şüpheli yakalandı❗️

Aziz Milletimizin Bilmesini İsterim ki;
FETÖ’cülere göz açtırmayacağız. Terör örgütleri ve onların iş birlikçilerine karşı… pic.twitter.com/vXxWvCgg34

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) September 14, 2024

Yerlikaya shared details of the operation on his social media platform, revealing that suspects were apprehended in the provinces of Adana, Antalya, Balıkesir, Bursa, Çorum, Denizli, Edirne, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Kocaeli, Manisa, Malatya, Mardin, Osmaniye, Samsun, Şanlıurfa, and Zonguldak.

The detainees are alleged to have been involved in a covert "military and police secret security structure" and were found to be users of ByLock, an encrypted communication application linked to FETÖ.

During the operation, authorities seized a substantial amount of digital evidence.