US EditionTurkey Arrests 115 IS Suspects 'Planning New Year's Attacks'
Turkish police arrested 115 suspects linked to an Islamic State cell planning holiday attacks, seizing firearms during raids across 124 locations, authorities said.
- On 12/25, Istanbul police and Turkish security forces detained 115 suspects in coordinated raids at 124 locations linked to alleged Islamic State attack plans, the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office said.
- The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office said intelligence reports indicated suspects planned assaults targeting non‑Muslim communities and festive gatherings during Christmas and New Year celebrations.
- Police recovered organisational documents and firearms that officers seized during searches, which prosecutors said support claims the group posed a tangible security risk, the Istanbul Police Counter‑Terrorism Department said.
- Authorities say the operation remains active and the Ministry of Interior has directed law enforcement and security services to remain on full alert through the New Year period while efforts continue to locate the remaining 22 suspects.
- Amid long-running counter-IS efforts, Turkish authorities arrested over 19,000 suspects and deported more than 7,600, following a cross-border raid capturing a Turkish national; Turkey's Syria border sustains ongoing IS presence.
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Turkey Detains 115 ISIS Suspects over Alleged Holiday Attack Plots
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. According to a statement issued by the Istanbul Prosecutor's Office on Thursday, arrest warrants were issued for 137 suspects after investigators found that ISIS operatives were preparing to carry out attacks in Turkey during the year-end holiday period. World News | Turkey Detains 115 ISIS Suspects over Alleged Holiday Attack Plots.
The Turkish authorities arrested in Malatya Ibrahim Burtakucin, a suspected jihadist who was planning attacks for the end of the year celebrations. According to Ankara, he was in contact with ISIS networks at home and abroad
115 detained in plan to attack holiday celebrations
ISTANBUL — Istanbul police launched scores of simultaneous raids Thursday, detaining over a hundred suspected members of the militant Islamic State group who were allegedly planning attacks against Christmas and New Year's celebrations, authorities said.
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AlKhaleej TodayTurkiye detains 115 suspected Islamic State members accused of planning holiday attacks
ISTANBUL, Dec 26 — Some 115 alleged members of the Islamic State group suspected of planning attacks during the end-of-year holidays have been arrested in Turkiye, Istanbul’s prosecutor general said yesterday.His office said he had ordered the arrest of 137 people, of whom 115 so far have been detained, “following intelligence indicating that the IS terrorist organisation was planning attacks during Christmas and New Year celebrations”.Turkiye s…
Turkey says it arrested 115 suspected ISIS militants
Turkish police on Thursday said they arrested 115 ISIS suspects allegedly tied to plots related to Christmas and New Year celebrations. The Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office said the “ISIS Armed Terrorist Organization was planning to carry out actions targeting our country, especially non-Muslim individuals, within the scope of the upcoming Christmas and New Year events,” according…
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