Türkiye reveals details of Operation KISKAÇ-33, targets FETÖ propaganda VIDEO

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has said that KISKAÇ-33 large-scale operation against the FETÖ terrorist organisation was conducted across 38 Turkish provinces.

Over the past two weeks, 63 individuals suspected of links to FETÖ have been detained in 38 provinces. Some 36 of them were arrested, while two were released under judicial supervision, Caliber.Az reports, citing the minister’s message on X.

38 ilde FETÖ’ye yönelik Jandarma tarafından son 2 haftadır devam eden “KISKAÇ-33" operasyonlarında 63 şüpheli yakalandı❗

⛔️36’sı tutuklandı.
⛔️2’si hakkında adli kontrol kararı verildi. Diğerlerinin işlemleri devam ediyor.

Operasyonlarda yakalanan şüpheliler;
◼️ Terör… pic.twitter.com/Scm35dhVfm

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) January 8, 2025

Yerlikaya stated that the detainees are connected to membership in a terrorist organisation, financing FETÖ, and spreading its propaganda on social media. 

Earlier, a major anti-terrorism operation, dubbed KISKAÇ-32, was conducted across 27 Turkish provinces targeting the FETÖ terrorist group. 

Some 93 individuals suspected of links to FETÖ were detained. Most of the suspects were found to have used the encrypted messaging app ByLock, a tool commonly used by the group's members to communicate securely. 

The operation is part of Türkiye's broader efforts to neutralise FETÖ's influence across key institutions, particularly following its involvement in the failed coup attempt of 2016. FETÖ, which was initially founded in the late 1960s as a supposed "religious movement" had gradually infiltrated various sectors of society, including the military and judiciary, over the course of decades. The failed coup attempt brought to light their long-term and covert agenda.

By Naila Huseynova