Ylenia Gostoli @yleniagostoli.bsky.social · 05/06/20253/ Arrests have continued since. Police reports show 100+ young people identified via surveillance cameras - most simply standing in the crowd. Some wore face masks against tear gas, which was used as evidence of a separate crime. 120 2
Ylenia Gostoli @yleniagostoli.bsky.social · 05/06/20254/ A Chinese-made Hikvision camera was spotted at a major Istanbul rally. It matches a model listed in a Turkish interior ministry document - capable of detecting 120 faces simultaneously. 131 3
Ylenia Gostoli @yleniagostoli.bsky.social · 05/06/20255/ In late 2024, Turkey's police bought 3,500 facial recognition cameras and 278 servers. In 2025, more contracts and tenders followed - including one for 13,000 new cameras, published just a day before the mayor’s arrest. 111 1
