Türkiye conducts nationwide operation against ISIS, over 160 arrested VIDEO

Turkish authorities have carried out a major operation against the terrorist organisation ISIS across 38 provinces, resulting in the arrest of 161 suspects.

According to Caliber.Az, the country’s Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya, confirmed the operation on X, stating that those detained were involved in ISIS activities and the financing of the group.

"161 DEAŞ Terör Örgütü Üyesi Şüpheli yakalandı"

🔻DEAŞ terör örgütü içerisinde faaliyet yürüten ve
🔻Terör örgütüne finansal destek sağladığı tespit edilen 161 şüpheliyi son 1 hafta içinde yaptığımız eş zamanlı operasyonlarla yakaladık.

İl Emniyet Müdürlükleri Terörle Mücadele… pic.twitter.com/KDxbAJPLJ7

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) September 12, 2025

“Suspects were operating within the framework of the terrorist organisation ISIS and were responsible for its funding,” Yerlikaya said.

Officials reported that the raids led to the seizure of a large quantity of unregistered pistols, hunting rifles, organisational documents, and digital materials.

Türkiye has been a key player in combating the Islamic State (ISIS) since a wave of deadly attacks on its soil between 2013 and 2016. Joining the international coalition against ISIS in 2016, Türkiye launched operations like Operation Euphrates Shield to dismantle ISIS strongholds in northern Syria.

Despite ISIS’s territorial defeat in 2017, the group persists through insurgency tactics, recruitment, and financing, with Türkiye remaining a target and transit hub for foreign fighters.

Since 2011, Türkiye has deported over 9,000 foreign terrorist fighters from 102 countries. In 2022, Turkish forces captured key ISIS figures and neutralised 1,220 terrorists, including 19 suspected suicide bombers. 

By Aghakazim Guliyev