Türkiye’s Gürz-46 operation seizes weapons across over 50 provinces VIDEO

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has said that a major operation, Gürz-46, was conducted across 51 Turkish provinces targeting the PKK/KCK terrorist organisation.

“Over the past five days, during operations against the PKK/KCK terrorist group across 51 provinces, 282 suspects were detained,” Caliber.Az reports, citing Yerlikaya’s message on X.

51 ilde PKK/KCK’ya yönelik son 5 gündür devam eden “GÜRZ-46” operasyonlarında; 282 şüpheli terör örgütü mensubu yakalandı❗

"Terörsüz Türkiye" hedefimize ulaşmak ve milletimizin huzurunu, birlik ve beraberliğini sağlamak için terörün her türlüsünü bu topraklardan kazıyıp atmaya… pic.twitter.com/o84GMGDgZW

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) February 18, 2025

According to the statement, it has been determined that the detainees were involved in the political and financial aspects of the terrorist organisation, provided funding, operated in field conditions and within prison structures, facilitated recruitment, participated in street incidents involving violence, and engaged in public activities, using their social media accounts to promote terrorist organisations.

Among those arrested were individuals sentenced to prison and those on the run. Unlicensed firearms, numerous documents, and digital materials were seized.

By Naila Huseynova