Turkey detains dozens in raids targeting Islamic State activity

Authorities in Turkey have detained 39 alleged members of the Islamic State in a series of national raids targeting the state’s financial operations, Al-Monitor reported on June 16th.

The suspects were apprehended in raids across 18 provinces, such as Istanbul. The Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X: “It was established that the suspects were members of the ISIS terrorist organization, provided financial support to so-called aid organizations affiliated with the group and carried out terrorist propaganda via their social media accounts.”

Yerlikaya also said that authorities had seized a big quantity of documents and digital files during their operation. He did not clarify whether the detainees were Turkish or foreign nationals.

Al-Monitor