18.09.2025 09:14
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that 51 suspects were apprehended in operations conducted against the ISIS terrorist organization in 32 provinces over the past two weeks. Minister Yerlikaya stated, "We continue our operations, which we carry out day and night throughout the year, without interruption, to ensure peace and stability in every region of our country."
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya stated in a post on his social media account that operations against the ISIS terrorist organization were carried out in the last 2 weeks.
OPERATIONS IN 32 PROVINCES
The operations were conducted in the provinces of Adana, Adıyaman, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Balıkesir, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, Gaziantep, Hakkari, Hatay, Iğdır, Isparta, Istanbul, Izmir, Kırıkkale, Kırşehir, Kilis, Kocaeli, Konya, Mersin, Muğla, Nevşehir, Niğde, Osmaniye, Şanlıurfa, Tekirdağ, Tokat, and Zonguldak.
51 SUSPECTS ARRESTED
In the operations, 51 suspects who were members of the ISIS terrorist organization, provided financing to so-called aid organizations affiliated with the terrorist organization, and conducted propaganda for the terrorist organization through social media accounts were arrested by the gendarmerie, and a large number of organizational documents and digital materials were seized.
"WE CONTINUE OUR OPERATIONS WITHOUT INTERRUPTION"
Congratulating the governors, chief public prosecutors, Gendarmerie Anti-Terror Department, provincial gendarmerie commanders, and the gendarmerie, Yerlikaya stated, "Our fight against terrorism is not limited to the operations of our law enforcement agencies in the field; it is based on a multi-dimensional state reflex that includes security, intelligence, communication, and international cooperation. We continue our operations without interruption, day and night, 365 days a year to ensure peace and stability in every region of our country."