Aine Lesley Davis

Turkish authorities have arrested three suspected members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadist group in Istanbul, including two Pakistanis and a Briton. 

Pakistani suspects had been detained last week in a raid on their homes in Istanbul's central Mecidiyeköy district, the state-run Anadolu Agency said.

Turkish authorities foiled a plot to stage a "major" attack in Istanbul on the same day as the deadly gun and suicide attacks in Paris, a senior official said on Nov. 15.

A suspected associate of British ISIL leader 'Jihadi John' is being held by authorities in Turkey, Reuters quotes senior Turkish officials as sayingA suspected associate of British Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) leader "Jihadi John" is being held by authorities in Turkey, Reuters quoted two senior Turkish officials as saying on Nov.