Overview
- Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said six alleged Islamic State members and three police officers died during the operation in Yalova’s Elmali district.
- The suspects opened fire when officers stormed a house where they were hiding, triggering a prolonged firefight.
- Eight additional officers and a night watchman were wounded, and state media reported their injuries are not life‑threatening.
- Authorities sealed off the neighborhood, cut electricity and gas, and closed nearby schools as special units from Bursa reinforced the scene.
- Officials said the dead suspects were Turkish citizens and linked the operation to recent nationwide raids that detained 115 people over alleged holiday attack plots.