Overview
- Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said three police officers and six IS militants were killed and eight officers and a night guard were wounded in an eight-hour raid in Elmalik, Yalova, and he identified the slain militants as Turkish nationals.
- Five women and six children were evacuated from the house as authorities cut electricity and natural gas, sealed the area, and closed nearby schools during the operation.
- The Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office reported 110 detentions in coordinated raids at 114 addresses across Istanbul and two other provinces, with digital materials and documents seized.
- Authorities said additional suspects were picked up elsewhere, including 17 in Ankara—11 of them foreign nationals—with evidence indicating links to IS fighters and alleged fundraising routed under the guise of charity.
- Turkey’s broadcast regulator RTÜK said a local court in Yalova imposed a broadcasting ban on coverage of the operation, and Interior Ministry statements described broader sweeps that reached 21 provinces.