At least 17 detained, 3 jailed over online threats of school attacks across Turkey after deadly shooting - Turkish Minute

Over 160 Arrests in Turkish Crackdown on People Praising School Shootings Online

Turkish police raid a house – Screengrab Social Media/X Turkish police are on the move. Turkey is still reeling over two school shootings in two days, but the authorities are enacting a crackdown on people allegedly praising or spreading fake news online about the shootings. On Tuesday (14), a former student opened fire at a high school in the southeastern district of Siverek, injuring 16 people, and just a day later, nine people died in a secon…

Turkey blocks 940 accounts, shuts down 93 Telegram groups after school attacks - Stockholm Center for Freedom

Turkish authorities blocked access to 940 social media accounts and shut down 93 Telegram groups following two deadly school attacks as part of a broader crackdown on online content, the Kısadalga news website reported. Police said the measures targeted accounts and groups accused of praising crime or spreading content deemed harmful to public order after the attacks, which occurred a day apart in southern Turkey. The crackdown followed shooting…

At least 17 detained, 3 jailed over online threats of school attacks across Turkey after deadly shooting - Turkish Minute

Turkish authorities detained at least 17 people in several provinces and jailed multiple suspects over online threats of school attacks and posts praising violence after Turkey's first fatal school shooting left 10 people dead in southern Kahramanmaraş province.