Minister of Internal Affairs Ali Yerlikaya; He announced that "MERCEK-74" operations were carried out in 4 provinces against Unlicensed Weapons Carrying Persons and Arms Smugglers, which continued for 17 days during the holiday.
Result of operations:
- 519 Unlicensed Pistol,
- 54 Blank Fired Pistol,
- 6 Long Barreled Rifle,
- 128 Total, including Unlicensed Hunting Rifles:
- 707 The weapon was seized.
- 869 Action was taken against the suspect.
I want our dear nation to know that; Our fight against those who supply unlicensed weapons and gun smugglers will continue determinedly with your prayers and support! Our Minister, Mr. Ali Yerlikaya, also included the following statements in his post on his social media account;
! Unlicensed weapons seized and suspects detained in our top 5 cities;
97 pistols and 4 shotguns were seized in Istanbul. 134 suspects were detained.
38 pistols and 4 shotguns were seized in Adana. 53 suspects were detained.
29 pistols and 7 shotguns were seized in Gaziantep. 57 suspects were detained.
29 pistols and 5 shotguns were seized in Ankara. 37 suspects were detained.
24 pistols and 9 shotguns were seized in Izmir. 42 suspicious persons were detained.
By our Provincial Gendarmerie Commands and Provincial Police Departments in Istanbul, Adana, Gaziantep, Ankara, Izmir, Samsun, Antalya, Konya, Mersin, Aydın, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, Şırnak, Aksaray, Kahramanmaraş, Balıkesir, Kocaeli, Kastamonu, Manisa, Ordu, Tekirdağ, Hatay, Elazığ, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Giresun, Kayseri, Malatya, Mardin, Muş, Afyonkarahisar, Burdur, Rize, Batman, Çorum, Sakarya, Yalova, Çanakkale, Muğla, Osmaniye, Sivas, Zonguldak, Düzce, Isparta, Van, Ağrı, Bartın, Trabzon, Yozgat, Adıyaman, Ardahan, Denizli, Hakkari, Kars, Kırklareli, Kilis, Nevşehir, Siirt, Sinop, Tokat, Uşak, Amasya, Bilecik, Bitlis, Bolu, Edirne, Iğdır, Karabük, Karaman, Kırıkkale, In the "MERCEK-17" operations held in Kırşehir, Kütahya and Niğde, unlicensed searches were carried out in homes, workplaces, public areas and road searches. 707 The weapon was seized.
I congratulate our Governors and District Governors who coordinated the operations, our Hero Gendarmerie and our Hero Police Department who carried out the operations. May God not let a stone touch your feet. "Our nation's prayers are with you," he said.