Police and official media said that the Turkish police had arrested 75 people suspected of organizing #داعش in two wishes on Friday af...
Police and official media said that the Turkish police had arrested 75 people suspected of organizing #داعش in two wishes on Friday after nearly 120 suspects were arrested across the country on Wednesday, with security measures tightened before the New Year celebrations.
According to the official Anatolia news agency, nearly 500 policemen were involved in simultaneous raids in the Turkish capital of Ankara, and many of the detainees were foreigners.
Prosecutors in #أنقرة had issued arrest warrants against 46 people and had so far arrested 29. Materials seized in the raids indicate that some of the suspects were preparing to launch an attack during the New Year celebrations, she said.
In a separate operation, the police said in a statement that they raided 25 houses in #اسطنبول on Friday, arresting 46 people suspected of belonging to twelve, including 43 foreigners. The suspects were involved in smuggling and robbery in the interests of the Organization.
During the New Year celebrations about a year ago, a gunman killed 39 people, including Turks, visitors from several Arab countries, India and Canada at a nightclub in Istanbul, the largest city of #تركيا.
ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, one of a series of attacks believed to be carried out by militants or Kurdish militants in Turkey over the past two years. This month, the defendants began to be tried for involvement in the nightclub attack.
Officials said Turkey would increase the number of police officers in Istanbul to 37,000, and ban or cancel public celebrations in the New Year's Eve mission for security reasons.
According to local media reports, the security reasons were behind the denial of entry into the Kizilay central square in Ankara on Dec. 31 December.
In another statement, police said other security measures would be taken to close many roads in central Istanbul on the eve of the New Year and transport vehicles would not be allowed to enter seven neighborhoods.
