Turkish police detain 27 over online threats to attack three schools

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that police have taken into custody 27 individuals linked to the C31K online network after social-media posts implied plans to target three schools when the new academic year starts on September 14. Detention warrants cover 32 suspects, 19 of whom are minors, while five remain unfound, and coordinated operations were carried out in Ankara and 22 other provinces. Investigators seized digital material for analysis, but prosecutors did not specify which schools or provinces are involved, nor whether weapons had been obtained.

C31K is described as a “new-generation criminal organization” accused of circulating child-sexual material, animal-cruelty videos, flag-burning footage and other violent content intended to incite fear. The group had previously been investigated after two school shootings in April, which prompted broader scrutiny of online threats to Turkish schools.