Turkish police detain 27 suspected IS members

Ankara: Turkish police detained 27 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in operations across 13 provinces, state broadcaster said on Tuesday. The chief prosecutor of western Izmir province issued arrest warrants for 30 suspects as part of an investigation launched against the IS group to combat terror financing, state-run TRT reported.

A total of 27 suspects were detained in simultaneous raids in 13 provinces, including Ankara, Sakarya, Kocaeli, Istanbul and Konya, the broadcaster said, without giving the timing of the operation.

It also said police were searching for three more suspects. The Turkish government declared IS a terrorist organisation in 2013 and Turkish police have been regularly carrying out counter-terrorism operations against its members across the country.

(IANS)