Widespread anti-ISIS operation sees over 50 arrests across Türkiye VIDEO

Turkish authorities have launched a large-scale counterterrorism operation targeting the Islamic State (ISIS), resulting in the detention of more than 50 individuals across 32 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced.

The operation, conducted over the past two weeks by Türkiye’s Gendarmerie General Command, focused on dismantling suspected ISIS cells involved in financial facilitation, propaganda dissemination, and logistical support to entities linked with the terrorist organization, Caliber.Az reports.

“51 DEAŞ Şüphelisini Yakaladık”

🔻DEAŞ terör örgütüne üye olan,
🔻Terör örgütüyle iltisaklı sözde yardım kuruluşlarına finans sağlayan,
🔻Sosyal medya hesapları üzerinden terör örgütü propagandası yapan 51 şüpheli Jandarmamız tarafından yakaladı.

Adana, Adıyaman, Amasya,… pic.twitter.com/XSqgxaO05n

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) September 18, 2025

Minister Yerlikaya announced the results of the coordinated effort via a post on social media platform X, emphasizing the government’s continued commitment to eradicating domestic and transnational terror threats.

“Over the course of two weeks, more than 50 individuals affiliated with the ISIS terrorist organization were detained. These suspects were involved in funding assistance networks connected to ISIS and spreading the group’s propaganda through their social media accounts,” Yerlikaya stated.

He further noted that the raids yielded the seizure of a substantial cache of organizational documents and digital materials, which are now being analyzed by counterterrorism units.

Video footage released by authorities shows security forces conducting simultaneous operations across multiple locations, highlighting the scale and coordination of the nationwide sweep.

By Vafa Guliyeva