Over 50 Daesh suspects arrested in Istanbul

Turkish security forces arrested 51 suspects in Turkey’s Istanbul for their alleged links to the Daesh terror group on Saturday.

The operation was conducted simultaneously across 15 addresses in nine districts of Istanbul.

All the suspects remanded in the operations in Avcılar, Başakşehir, Çatalca, Çekmeköy, Esenyurt, Fatih, Gaziosmanpaşa, Pendik and Sultanbeyli were foreign nationals.

Police also seized organizational documents and digital tools linked to the terror group.

Turkish security forces have been involved in a long-running campaign to thwart Daesh attacks.

More than 300 people have lost their lives in Daesh-claimed attacks in Turkey so far, where the terror organization has targeted civilians in suicide bomb, rocket and gun attacks.