Sixteen people were detained in an investigation by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office into the financing of ISIS. Following examinations of MASAK reports and communication records, the Ankara Police Department Counterterrorism Branch identified 18 people alleged to have carried out terrorism-financing activities on behalf of ISIS and engaged in suspicious financial transactions. Sixteen suspects were detained in simultaneous operations in two provinces centered on Ankara. During searches of addresses, police seized two blank-firing pistols, banned publications, organizational documents and digital materials. Police also seized Turkish lira, foreign currency and gold worth approximately 2.135 million TL. Efforts continued to apprehend two fugitive suspects. Proceedings were initiated against the suspects under Article 314/2 of the Turkish Penal Code and the Law on the Prevention of Financing of Terrorism.
27 October 2026
Kısa Dalga