Istanbul anti-terror unit nabbed 24 ISIL suspects in Mersin

Some 16 ISIL suspects have been caught in Istanbul within the operation of the Istanbul Police Department’s anti-terror unit while another eight suspects linked to ISIL have been detained in another operation held in the southern province of Mersin.

In simultaneous operations at 14 different addresses located in Istanbul’s ten districts, some 16 ISIL suspects, preparing for action in Türkiye and continuing their organizational work in Istanbul, were detained.

The operation was initiated after police identified the suspects as being connected with ISIL and to be assigned in conflict zones.