STORY: Turkish police detain 16 suspects for allegedly funding IS
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 24, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 25, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:09
LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of special operations police raiding identified addresses in Türkiye
2. various of police officers searching raided houses in Türkiye
3. various of police officers taking arrested people to the police station in Türkiye

STORYLINE:

Turkish police detained 16 suspects on Tuesday in an operation across four provinces for allegedly raising funds for the Islamic State (IS), local media reported.

The operation was part of an investigation conducted by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in the western city of Izmir, according to the state-run TRT broadcaster.

The prosecutors had issued arrest warrants for 23 individuals, it said.

Following the warrants, police units raided 10 businesses across Izmir, Mersin, Adana, and Manisa, detaining 16 suspects, and seizing 4,110 U.S. dollars, 7,205 euros, 434,650 Turkish liras, 40 grams of gold, and numerous digital materials, it said.

Efforts to apprehend the remaining seven suspects are ongoing, it added.

Türkiye designated IS a terrorist organization in 2013 and has been targeted by the group in several attacks. Ankara has conducted counter-terrorism operations both domestically and abroad in response.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye.
(XHTV)