Istanbul, July 18, 2025 (AFP) - Turkey arrests 153 suspected IS members, associates

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2025-07-18

Turkey has arrested 153 presumed members of the Islamic State group (IS) in nationwide raids, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday. The arrests took place from Izmir and Mugla in the west and southwest, to Hatay and Mardin in the southeast and Samsun on the northern Black Sea coast. "In the course of operations in 28 provinces over the past two weeks, our military police have detained 153 presumed members of the terrorist organisation......

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