Police detain 101 Daesh-linked suspects in counterterrorism ops in Ankara

POLICE detained at least 101 Daesh-linked suspects in extensive simultaneous counterterror operations carried out with 1,500 police in Turkey’s capital Ankara early on Thursday.

According to the reports, the operations were carried out by Ankara Public Prosecutor's Office, which issued detention warrants for 245 suspects.

Police reportedly carried out raids in 240 different addresses in the Sincan, Etimesgut and Çubuk districts, confiscating digital information and other materials belonging to the terrorist group.

Turkey has been targeted since 2015 by Daesh and PKK terrorists in a wave of deadly attacks.

The country has deported more than 5,000 Daesh suspects and 3,290 foreign terrorists originating from 95 different countries in recent years, while dismantling terror cells and safe houses providing logistical assistance to the terrorist group in Syria and Iraq or plotting attacks inside the country.

The country's efforts against Daesh made it a primary target for the terrorist group, which carried out numerous gun and bomb attacks targeting security forces and civilians, including the country's deadliest terror attack, which killed 102 people and wounded 400 others through a twin suicide bombing at a rally in Ankara on Oct. 10, 2015.