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Turkey Detains 115 ISIS Suspects in Istanbul Raids Over Holiday Attack Plots

Officials say the plots targeted non‑Muslims during Christmas–New Year events.

Overview

  • Police executed simultaneous raids at 124 addresses after prosecutors issued 137 arrest warrants.
  • Officers seized pistols, ammunition and what officials described as organizational documents during the sweeps.
  • Prosecutors say detainees had contacts with ISIS operatives abroad, with some linked to financing and propaganda roles.
  • Twenty‑two suspects named in the warrants remain at large as investigations and follow‑up operations continue.
  • The operation follows the intelligence‑led capture of Turkish national Mehmet Goren on the AfghanistanPakistan border, whom officials accuse of holding a senior ISIS role and plotting suicide attacks.