Overview
- Police searched 124 addresses across Istanbul on December 25, detaining 115 of 137 people named in warrants, with 22 still being sought.
- Prosecutors say intelligence indicated planned strikes on crowded holiday celebrations that singled out non-Muslim targets.
- Officers seized pistols, ammunition and organizational documents during the coordinated counterterrorism sweeps.
- Authorities say those held include individuals tied to financing and propaganda who maintained contacts with operatives outside Turkey.
- The operation follows the recent capture of Turkish national Mehmet Goren on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, which officials link to the network under investigation.