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Turkey announces the arrest of 17 ISIS members in Adana province.

Turkey announces the arrest of 17 ISIS members in Adana province.

By Mohamed Nassar

Published: September 17, 2023


Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced today, Sunday, the arrest of 17 members of the ISIS organization in Adana province, southern Turkey.

Yerlikaya stated in a post on his social media accounts that the anti-terrorism teams raided 23 locations in the province, during which they arrested 17 individuals belonging to ISIS, according to the Anadolu Agency.

He explained that 5 of them were imprisoned pending investigation, while a decision was made to release the other 12 under judicial supervision.

He noted that hand grenades and various weapons were seized during the searches of the raided sites.

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