12.12.2025 11:00
In Kahramanmaraş, a drill was conducted to intervene in unauthorized demonstrations with the participation of 197 law enforcement personnel. According to the scenario, police officers playing the role of workers were beaten with batons and taken into custody with handcuffs applied from behind by their colleagues.
The Kahramanmaraş Provincial Police Department conducted a drill to intervene in unauthorized demonstrations at the Sakarya Container City settlement. A total of 197 police personnel, including riot police, participated in the drill.
ROAD BLOCKED AS PER SCENARIO
In the drill scenario, an unauthorized demonstration was held after some workers were laid off at a container production factory undergoing downsizing. Police teams intervened as the demonstrators blocked the road. The protesters, who set fires, erected barricades, and threw stones and smoke bombs, were neutralized and taken into custody by the riot police teams. A water cannon was also actively used during the drill.
POLICE CHIEF ALSO WATCHED THE DRILL
Kahramanmaraş Provincial Police Chief Hasan Yiğit, who observed the drill on-site, stated that such activities are of great importance for quick and accurate intervention in potential social events, and thanked the personnel involved in the drill.