Ali Yerlikaya

Turkish police have detained 33 people suspected of spying for Israel's Mossad intelligence service and of targeting foreigners living in Turkey, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has said.

Turkish authorities have detained 29 people suspected of having ties to militant group Islamic State in operations across nine provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday.

Suspects captured in "Operation Heroes-37" on Friday were planning to attack churches and synagogues in Istanbul, Yerlikaya said on social media platform X.

Istanbul police have started their patrol duties with 23 luxury vehicles, which were confiscated and converted into police vehicles in successive operations against numerous criminal organizations.

More than 200 PKK suspects were apprehended in simultaneous operations against the terrorist organization in 32 out of the country's 81 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced.

In the "Heroes-36" operation, the security forces raided the addresses of suspects identified with several terrorist activities, particularly in Istanbul and the capital Ankara.

The security forces apprehended more than 300 suspects who were determined to have links with the ISIL terrorist group in simultaneous raids in 32 out of all 81 provinces of the country, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced.

Turkish authorities have detained 304 people suspected of having ties to militant group Islamic State in operations across 32 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday.

Turkish authorities have dismantled another drug-trafficking gang, known locally as the "Scots Gang," with operations spanning three of the country's 81 provinces, primarily centered in Istanbul.

Turkish police have apprehended the leader of a notorious British gang involved in drug smuggling, illegal gun trade and armed robbery in an operation in Istanbul.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced the capture of Shaun Monaghan, the alleged mastermind behind a criminal network operating in northeast England.

Istanbul police have apprehended one of the managers of an organized crime group actively operating in Russia, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced.

Shamil Amirov, identified as one of the managers of the "Thieves in Law," was wanted by Interpol with a blue notice of fraud, Yerlikaya said on X on Dec. 3.

The Turkish security forces have seized 1 million liters of illicit fuel with an approximate market value of 38 million Turkish Liras ($1.3 million) in a simultaneous operation spanning 46 out of all 81 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has said.