Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced the arrest of 27 people accused of promoting hate speech on social media platforms against foreigners in Turkey.
The Turkish Minister of the Interior said in a tweet on his account on the social media X , the security services simultaneously carried out raids in 14 states, during which 27 of those accused of promoting hate speech were arrested, including managers of accounts and websites accused of broadcasting “hate and racist speech” on social media platforms.
He explained that these detainees openly incited the public to hatred and hostility.
The Turkish Minister indicated that they had verified the identity of a “Kuwaiti tweeter” accused of insulting Turkey and its founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and the Turkish passport through publications.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency