ISIS Operation in Turkey; 147 suspects were caught

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya reported that 147 suspects were detained in the Heroes-49 Operation, which was carried out simultaneously against the terrorist organization ISIS in 33 provinces.

ISIS Operation in Turkey; 147 suspects were caught
ISIS Operation in Turkey; 147 suspects were caught

According to AA news, Minister Yerlikaya announced in his post on his social media account that simultaneous operations were carried out against the terrorist organization ISIS by the police departments of 33 provinces under the coordination of the General Directorate of Security Intelligence Directorate and the Counter-Terrorism Department.

Yerlikaya identified 5 people in Adana, 3 in Adıyaman, 17 in Afyonkarahisar, 8 in Ankara, 3 in Antalya, 1 in Bingöl, 1 in Bitlis, 4 in Bolu, who were found to be operating within the ISIS terrorist organization. 2 in Bursa, 3 in Çorum, 7 in Diyarbakır, 1 in Düzce, 1 in Eskişehir, 2 in Elazığ, 6 in Gaziantep, 2 in Istanbul, 11 in İzmir, 1 in Karabük, 5 in Kayseri, 1 in Kırıkkale, 6 in Kırşehir, 6 in Kilis, 3 in Kocaeli, 4 in Konya, 1 in Kütahya, 9 in Manisa, 3 in Mardin, 6 in Mersin, He informed that 2 suspects were caught in Muğla, 8 in Sakarya, 2 in Samsun, 11 in Şanlıurfa and 2 in Yalova.

Congratulating the police officers who took part in the work, Yerlikaya said, "May God bless them. We carry out operations 365 days a year, 4 seasons, 12 months, day and night. Our fight against terrorism will continue with determination until the last terrorist is neutralized."

The number of suspects detained in the investigation into the terrorist attack on the police checkpoint in front of the Istanbul Courthouse reached 90.

Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office identified new suspects and made detention decisions in the investigation into the armed attack of DHKP/C terrorists Emrah Yayla and Pınar Birkoç on the police checkpoint in front of the Istanbul Palace of Justice in Çağlayan.

It was learned that police teams, acting on the instructions of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, have detained 90 suspects so far.

In his statement yesterday, Turkish Minister of Internal Affairs Ali Yerlikaya stated that an operation was carried out at 25 different addresses within the scope of the investigation and 40 people were detained. Yerlikaya also stated that the operations were continuing.