8 suspects held in Turkey for PKK terror propaganda
Counterterrorism operation has been carried out in northwestern Kocaeli province
By Metin Girgin
KOCAELI, Turkey
Police on Friday arrested 8 PKK/KCK terror suspects for making terror propaganda on social media during a counter-terrorism operation in northwestern Turkey, according to a judicial source.
In a statement, Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in Kocaeli said a counterterrorism unit of police arrested eight suspects for allegedly disrupting the anti-terror operations on social media.
The suspects were also accused of encouraging terror group members to carry out street demonstrations, the source added.
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S.