Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on the social ** platform X on December 30 that Turkey arrested 189 people suspected of being linked to the extremist organization "Islamic State" in 37 provinces on the 30th, according to a report by Reuters and dpa.
Yerlikaya revealed that Turkey** launched manhunts in the capital Ankara, Istanbul and other cities. Yerlikaya also released a night arrest operation.
The report said that just a day before the large-scale manhunt, Turkey** said that they had thwarted a plot by the "Islamic State" group to attack Jewish and ** churches in Turkey.
Turkey also said on the 29th that they had arrested 32 members of the "Islamic State" group, who were accused of participating in the planning of the attack on the Iraqi embassy in Turkey.
According to the report, there have been several deadly terrorist attacks linked to the "Islamic State" group in Turkey in the past few years.
In the early hours of January 1, 2017, an incident occurred in Istanbul, killing 39 people and injuring 69 others, with more than 20 of the victims identified as foreigners. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. (Compiled by Zhao Feifei and Pan Jian).