Turkish authorities have detained 147 people suspected of having ties to the Islamic State terror organization in operations across 33 provinces.
The operation was carried out simultaneously across the country © Mena Today
Turkish authorities have detained 147 people suspected of having ties to the Islamic State terror organization in operations across 33 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Thursday.
The "Operation Heroes-49", was carried out simultaneously across the country, Yerlikaya said on social media platform X.
Last month, one Turkish citizen was killed by two Islamic State gunmen at the Italian Santa Maria Catholic Church in Istanbul.
Turkish police captured the suspected perpetrators of the attack.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia may have military needs due to the ongoing attacks by Yemen's Houthis and that Turkey was ready to help under a trilateral defence pact that also includes Pakistan.
Turkey has revoked the operating license of Iran's Bank Mellat, according to a notice published early Saturday in the official gazette.
A former Syrian government official who headed the Damascus Central Prison under ousted President Bashar al-Assad and was convicted of torture by a US federal jury has been sentenced to 60 years in prison by a US judge, federal prosecutors said.
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