The Turkish Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of 51 suspects linked to the "ISIS" organization, in simultaneous security operations carried out in 16 provinces.
The ministry stated in a press release reviewed by "Video News Agency" that the operations were coordinated between the Anti-Terrorism Directorate of the General Gendarmerie Command and the public prosecutors' offices, implemented by gendarmerie commands in the relevant provinces.
It clarified that the operations included Adana, Adiyaman, Balıkesir, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Düzce, Edirne, Gaziantep, Iğdır, Kayseri, Mardin, Mersin, Niğde, Şanlıurfa, and Zonguldak.
The statement added that the detainees were found to be members of the organization, and some of them financed it through individuals connected to them as "alleged relief organizations," while others promoted its propaganda through their social media accounts.
The ministry indicated that operations will continue against the organization's activities and funding structures.
The statement did not include further details about the nationalities of the detainees or their roles, nor was there any mention of weapons or explosives or cash seized during their arrest.
On September 25, the ministry announced the arrest of 83 suspects in 28 provinces, along with the seizure of organizational documents and digital materials.
On September 29, Istanbul police detained six individuals suspected of financing the organization, finding $13,000 and digital materials in their possession, after tracking financial transfers through the Financial Crimes Investigation Agency.