851 Detained around Turkey within 3 Days of Operations against ISIL, PKK
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – In Turkey's nationwide operations against terrorist organizations including outlawed PKK and the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, 851 people have been arrested in the past three days.
According to obtained information, anti-terror operations are carried out in 34 province, Daily Sabah reported.
28 people, 13 of whom were of foreign origin were taken into custody on accusations of having links to ISIL in Sunday's operation in three cities based in southeastern city of Gaziantep.
Meanwhile, 74 people were taken into custody in the operation against the PKK in Diyarbakır.
The number of detainees in the last 3 days increased to 851.
Within the scope of the latest operations against terrorism, 104 terrorists in Istanbul, 21 in Izmir and 86 in Adana have been detained.