Overview
- Istanbul prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 137 suspects after intelligence pointed to ISIS calls for attacks targeting non‑Muslims during year‑end festivities.
- Police searched 124 addresses in coordinated actions and seized firearms, ammunition, and documents described as organizational materials.
- Authorities say 22 suspects named in the warrants have not yet been detained and operations remain active.
- Officials have not released identities, nationalities, or details on the maturity of the alleged plots as investigations continue.
- Reporting places the raids in a broader regional crackdown on ISIS that includes recent U.S. strikes in Syria and Syrian security operations.