More than 1,500 people have been taken into custody over the last six months on charges of promoting terrorism on social media, according to the Turkish Interior Ministry.

The ministry said in a statement Saturday that a total of 3,710 suspects have faced investigations into spreading terrorist propaganda on social media during the last six months. Of these, 1,656 of them were remanded in custody, and 1,203 were released on condition of judicial control, while 767 others were released without such controls. The remaining 84 suspects are still being questioned by police.

Prosecutors have resumed investigations into some 10,000 whose identities had been discovered, the statement added.

Charges brought against the suspects in these cases include inciting hatred and hostility among the public, threatening public security, glorifying terror groups, spreading terror propaganda, insulting public officials and separatism.

Turkey has been fighting on various fronts against multiple terror groups, which increased their attacks in summer of 2015 with an increase in domestic political instability, adding to the ongoing clashes in Syria and Iraq.

Coordinated campaigns of disinformation, threats and propaganda against the state and government have been launched in the last one and a half years, amid a rise in terror attacks and suicide bombings. In addition to disrupting relief and investigation efforts, these campaigns were also seen as overshadowing genuine reactions and criticism from social media users regarding the attacks and the government's response.

The statement underlined that the fight against terrorism is also being carried out in the social media field with the upmost determination, while cooperation with national and international service providers, in addition to large social media websites like Twitter, Facebook and Youtube, resumes at the top level.