Overview
- Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said 357 suspects were detained on Tuesday in synchronized operations across 21 provinces targeting Islamic State networks.
- Authorities continued the sweep on Wednesday, detaining 125 additional suspects in raids spanning 25 provinces, according to Turkish officials cited in local reports.
- The nationwide actions followed a prolonged clash in Yalova in which police say six suspected militants were killed and three police officers died, with five women and six children rescued from a house.
- Prosecutors allege some suspects belong to ISIS, maintained contact with conflict zones, or raised funds for the group, and say several were identified through analysis of seized digital material.
- State media reported 110 arrests in the Istanbul area, including 41 with links to the Yalova cell, and prosecutors issued warrants for 17 others, among them 11 foreign nationals.