Minister Yerlikaya's statement on Operation Heroes: 88 separatist terrorist organization members captured

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya shared the details of the 'Heroes' operations against the separatist terrorist organization (BTÖ) on his social media account. 

Yerlikaya stated the following:

"Within the scope of the 'Heroes' operations carried out simultaneously in 9 provinces, centered in Bitlis, regarding the crimes of membership in the separatist terrorist organization (BTÖ), aiding and abetting, and violating the Law on the Prevention of Financing of Terrorism; 88 suspects who are members of the BTÖ have been captured!

Under the coordination of our Bitlis Governorship and the Bitlis Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 88 suspects were captured in the 'Heroes' operations conducted by the Bitlis Provincial Gendarmerie Command, the Bitlis Provincial Security Directorate, and the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) across a total of 113 addresses in Bitlis, as well as Van, Siirt, Istanbul, Mersin, Muğla, Adana, Mardin, and Düzce.

It was determined that these individuals were members of the separatist terrorist organization, provided aid and abetting to the BTÖ, and provided financing for terrorism. During the operations, one AK-47 rifle, 7 unlicensed pistols, 18 unlicensed hunting rifles, and a large number of organizational publications were seized."