Anti-terrorism police

Arrest of a person by the Anti-Terrorist Police for the explosion in the apartment in Ambelokipi (update)

The Anti-Terrorism Police have arrested a young man in connection with the apartment explosion in Ambelokipi. He is set to appear before the prosecutor this afternoon. Reports indicate that he is connected to the injured woman and was nearby at the time of the blast.

12 foreign, 5 Turkish ISIL suspects captured in Istanbul

A total of 17 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suspects, including 12 foreigners, were captured on May 19 across Istanbul, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported. 

Anti-terrorism police raided six different addresses in Istanbul's Silivri, Maltepe, Bağcılar and Güngören districts simultaneously, capturing the suspects.