Türkiye's cybersecurity teams identified and blocked more than 101,500 malicious links in 2025, helping prevent potential cyberattacks as the country continues to expand its digital security infrastructure.
According to data from the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK), the effort was coordinated by the National Cyber Incident Response Center (USOM) and a nationwide network of Cyber Incident Response Teams (SOME).
As digitalization continues to transform economic and social life, cybersecurity has become an increasingly important national priority. Authorities have stepped up efforts to counter a growing range of threats, including phishing campaigns, artificial intelligence-assisted fraud, ransomware attacks, data breaches and information theft.
A total of 8,393 cybersecurity specialists currently serve within 14 sectoral and 2,401 institutional response teams operating under USOM's coordination. These teams are responsible for monitoring cyber threats, detecting vulnerabilities and responding to incidents across Türkiye.
By the end of 2025, cybersecurity experts had identified and blocked access to more than 101,500 malicious links that could have been used to conduct cyberattacks against individuals, businesses and public institutions.
