Turkey detains 147 suspected of working with ISIS: Minister
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Turkish authorities detain 147 people suspected of having ties to ISIS in operations across 33 provinces.
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Turkish police officers stand guard during clashes with anti-government protesters in Soma, Turkey where the mine accident took place, Friday, May 16, 2014. (AP)
Turkish Police took 147 people in 30 provinces into custody on suspicion of having links to ISIS, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday.
"147 people were detained during operations against ISIS carried out simultaneously in 30 provinces," the minister wrote on X.
3️⃣0️⃣ ilde DEAŞ Terör Örgütüne yönelik eş zamanlı olarak gerçekleştirilen “BOZDOĞAN-17” operasyonlarında 1️⃣4️⃣7️⃣ şüpheli yakalandı❗
— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) March 26, 2024
⚠️1 Haziran 2023-25 Mart 2024 tarihleri arasında DEAŞ Terör Örgütüne yönelik toplam 1️⃣.3⃣2⃣9⃣ operasyon düzenlendi.
📌Operasyonlarda 2️⃣ bin 9️⃣1️⃣9️⃣… pic.twitter.com/j8yCn7JWSy
Since June 1, 2023, Turkey has detained nearly 3,000 on suspicion of having links to ISIS.
Earlier last month, Turkish security forces arrested 25 people suspected to be linked to the church terrorist shooting incident that occurred on January 28 in Istanbul, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said on February 2.
Two masked gunmen opened fire during Sunday Mass at the Italian Catholic Church of St. Mary, resulting in the death of Turkish citizen Tuncer Cihan as identified by Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.
Among the apprehended individuals are the two suspected shooters believed to be linked to the ISIS terror group, Tunc posted on X/Twitter. The detainees were reportedly planning attacks on churches, synagogues, and the Iraqi embassy.
![In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had "engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)](https://alpha-en-media.almayadeen.net/media/image/2024/12/21/b4a69f2e-8682-43e4-9d37-49482b304ab3/3.png?v=2&format=webp "In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had \"engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)")
