Turkey detains 48 people with suspected ties to Islamic State, minister says

Authorities in Turkey have detained 48 people, who are suspected of having ties to the Islamic State, in connection with a shooting at an Istanbul church in January, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya writes on X, formerly Twitter.

One Turkish citizen was killed by two ISIS gunmen at the Italian Santa Maria Catholic Church in Istanbul in January.

Yerlikaya shares a video of the suspects in detention in his post on X.

İstanbul’da Santa Maria Kilisesinde meydana gelen silahlı saldırı olayının failleri ile bağlantılı ve çatışma bölgeleriyle irtibatlı olan şahıslar başta olmak üzere DEAŞ Terör Örgütüne yönelik düzenlenen “BOZDOĞAN-21” operasyonlarında 4️⃣8️⃣ şüpheli yakalandı❗

Aziz Milletimizin… pic.twitter.com/ejtrUMwvDO

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) April 6, 2024

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.