Türkiye: 72 People Detained over Suspected ISIS Ties

Turkish police officers stand guard in a cordoned off area outside the Santa Maria church, in Istanbul, Türkiye, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turkish authorities have detained 72 people suspected of having ties to the militant ISIS group in operations across 13 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on social media platform X on Thursday.
As part of Turkiye’s crackdown on ISIS terror cells, thousands of militants were arrested in April, around 3 thousand deported and more than 5 thousand were denied entry to the country.