ANKARA
Turkish security forces caught 34 foreign members of the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group, including some wanted with an Interpol red notice, the country’s interior minister said on Saturday.
The suspects were apprehended in Cage-35 anti-terror operations carried out simultaneously in the provinces of Istanbul, Kocaeli, Yalova, Kayseri, Bursa, Duzce, and Yozgat, Ali Yerlikaya said on X.
They are accused of engaging in activities related to the Daesh/ISIS terrorist organization and other terror groups associated with conflict zones, said Yerlikaya.
Unauthorized firearms, a significant amount of foreign currency, and digital materials were also seized during the operations, he added.
The operation came after two gunmen opened fire last Sunday on worshippers at the Santa Maria Church in Istanbul’s Sariyer district, killing 52-year-old Tuncer Cihan.
The attack was claimed by the Daesh/ISIS terror group.
