The Disinformation Bulletin, published by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications covering November 28-December 4, featured the "fake news of the week" under seven headings.
The bulletin drew attention to the claim titled "Türkiye warned foreign embassies against security threats" and stated that London-based news agency Reuters "added a new one to its fake news about Türkiye with anonymous sources."
The bulletin said, "Three western European embassies and a major international organisation said they had been warned by Turkish authorities about possible security threats and asked not to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue," Reuters reported, and underlined that the claims that the embassies in Türkiye had been warned about security threats were baseless.
The bulletin noted that no warning message was sent from the relevant institutions of the Republic of Türkiye to foreign embassies and organisations.
Allegations that "Türkiye's possible military operation in northern Syria will strengthen DAESH"
The bulletin reported that, in the article published in the US-based Foreign Policy magazine, based on the statements of the ringleaders of the terrorist organisation PKK/YPG, it was claimed that a possible operation to be launched by Türkiye against terrorist targets in northern Syria would weaken the fight against DAESH, and said:
"It is seen that the Western powers, which have been enabling the terrorist organisation PKK/YPG to flourish in the region under the pretext of fighting DAESH for years, are again trying to protect the organisation under the same pretext. The Foreign Policy gives place to statements of the so-called organisation leaders about the formation of a terror corridor, and its claim that Türkiye's cross-border operation will benefit DAESH is not true. Türkiye fights against terrorism with determination regardless of the name of the organisation. In the cross-border operations of the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF), more than 4,500 DAESH terrorists were neutralised."
In the bulletin, information was provided about the struggle and military operations conducted against DAESH, and it was reminded that Operation Euphrates Shield was launched on August 24, 2016, to ensure border security, prevent terrorist attacks by DAESH against the country, ensure the return of displaced Syrians to their country and to guarantee that they live in peace and security in the region and that 71 Turkish soldiers were martyred during the operation, which lasted 216 days and ended on March 29, 2017.
The bulletin emphasised that settlements such as Jarabulus, Chobanbei (Al-Rai), Dabiq, Qabasin, and Al-Bab were cleared of the terrorist organisation DAESH within the scope of the operation and that 3,060 DAESH members were neutralised, 2,647 of whom were killed.
The bulletin stated, "Thousands of Syrians returned to Jarabulus and other areas following Operation Euphrates Shield. The Turkish Armed Forces launched Operation Olive Branch on January 20, 2018, to ensure security and stability at the borders and in the region, to neutralise terrorists affiliated with the PKK/KCK/PYD-YPG and DAESH, and to save the friendly and brotherly people of the region from the terrorists' oppression and persecution. This operation resulted in the neutralisation of 4,500 DAESH terrorists."
In the bulletin, which stated that thousands of members of the organisation were arrested in domestic operations and that successful operations by security forces brought the organisation to its knees, the following were indicated:
"840 of the 2,843 individuals detained in 2019, 491 of the 2,121 individuals detained in 2020, 338 of the 1,705 individuals detained in 2021, and 343 of the 1,603 suspects detained as of December 5 of this year were arrested. A large number of DAESH members were sentenced to imprisonment in the cases they were tried. Fighting against the terrorist organisation DAESH in the most effective way possible, Türkiye closed 23 associations affiliated with and in contact with this terrorist organisation while also taking action against 2,564 social media accounts to prevent the organisation's propaganda on social media.
During this period, Türkiye detained a total of 8,272 individuals, of whom 5,624 were foreign nationals, and arrested 2,012 individuals, of whom 1,356 were foreign nationals. Risk analysis units screened 48,000 individuals who attempted to enter Türkiye as of November 21, 2022, and 13,723 of them were deported. As of October 27, 2022, deportation orders were issued to 9,153 individuals from 102 countries attempting to enter conflict zones, and exclusion orders were issued to 110,282 individuals from 151 countries. In addition to these, 19 terrorist acts were prevented in 2022, with 18 of them being suicide bombers."