02.01.2026 12:15
In simultaneous raids against the ISIS terrorist organization related to the attack in Yalova, where 3 police officers were martyred, 26 out of 42 suspects taken into custody were arrested.
After the clash in Yalova, where 3 police officers were martyred, 26 of the 42 suspects detained in simultaneous raids against the ISIS terrorist organization across the city were arrested.
3 OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS WERE MARTYRED
In an operation against ISIS on December 29 at around 02:00 on Seher Street in İsmet Paşa Neighborhood, police officers İlker Pehlivan (47), Turgut Külünk (50), and Yasin Koçyiğit (49) were martyred when shots were fired from a house, and 8 police officers and 1 guard were injured. While 5 women and 6 children found at the address were evacuated safely, 6 terrorists were killed in the ensuing clash.
26 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED
Following the incident, 42 suspects were detained in simultaneous raids across the city. Among the suspects, including the 5 women rescued from the house, were transferred to Yalova Courthouse after their procedures at the police station yesterday. While 26 of the suspects were arrested by the court they were brought before, 16 were released under judicial control.