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Turkey detains 189 people with suspected Islamic State ties — minister
Turkish authorities detain 189 people in 37 provinces suspected of ties to the Islamic State group, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya says on social media platform X.
Authorities have ramped up operations against Islamic State and Kurdish militants in recent weeks, after Kurdish militants detonated a bomb near government buildings in Ankara on October 1.