Turkey Arrests Dozens Over ISIS Links

[Biitcoin]

Turkish authorities rounded up dozens of individuals suspected of having links to the militant Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, the pro-government Daily Sabah newspaper reported Sunday. The arrests came a day after two suicide bomb blasts killed at least 95 people at a peace rally in Ankara, the Turkish capital, marking the deadliest attack in recent Turkish history.

At least one of the 36 people detained by police Sunday was suspected of arranging accommodations for ISIS recruits headed to Syria. Police raided an apartment belonging to the man, identified only as IC, where nationals from France, Italy, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Tunisia and Egypt were reportedly staying.

Another 14 people were arrested in counterterrorism operations in the central Turkish city of Konya, and another 14 in the southern Turkish city of Sanliurfa. Police officials did not provide details of the arrests, but they did say that police seized "organizational documents." An additional seven people were arrested in the coastal city of Izmir, where an unregistered pistol and rifle were also seized.

a lot of people were saying that turkey is also responsible for the creation of ISIS .. seems not

http://www.ibtimes.com/isis-suspects-arrested-turkey-dozens-rounded-islamic-state-links-following-deadly-2136322

[redhack]

a lot of people were saying that turkey is also responsible for the creation of ISIS .. seems not

Turkish government and Erdogan support ISIS. They arrest other groups, not ISIS. You can't see the truth in news.

[Lethn]

a lot of people were saying that turkey is also responsible for the creation of ISIS .. seems not

Turkish government and Erdogan support ISIS. They arrest other groups, not ISIS. You can't see the truth in news.

They may not be responsible for the creation of it, but they certainly aren't trying to fight it and benefit from their presence in the region, the turks have done very little to directly engage with ISIS, they only time they've genuinely responded is against Kurdish militants.

[vero]

Why waste the resources looking for these ISIS guys? If caught and they're sent to Gitmo, Obama will just release them anyway in time. So frustrating that good people have been killed looking for these guys, just for him to release them

[BADecker]

Just remember. It is the United States government that is behind ISIS. In addition, look at what time of year it is. It's almost November. What holiday comes near the end of November?

The U.S. just might have Turkey for Thanksgiving dinner this year.

 

[u9y42]

Why waste the resources looking for these ISIS guys? If caught and they're sent to Gitmo, Obama will just release them anyway in time. So frustrating that good people have been killed looking for these guys, just for him to release them

That's a bit unfair, isn't it? One could easily argue that most Gitmo prisoners should never have been sent there in the first place (and are admittedly innocent of any offense, having been jailed for no good reason). Moreover, it could also be argued that no one should have been sent to an offshore prison/torture center at all, and that that was only done in an effort to skirt US laws and regulations (to say nothing of the Geneva Conventions, or international law in general - we already know the US doesn't care about those, unless it's someone else it doesn't like breaking them).

[BADecker]

Oh boy! ISIS links. Hot dog!   

[frank0929]

They said 126 people arrested in Turkiye who links with ISIS. On the other hand millions of Turkish people support ISIS and hundreds of  them join them.

[BADecker]

They said 126 people arrested in Turkiye who links with ISIS. On the other hand millions of Turkish people support ISIS and hundreds of  them join them.

frank0929! I love it. Another name for links and hot dogs is, franks.    

[bryant.coleman]

On the other hand millions of Turkish people support ISIS and hundreds of  them join them.

Every single Turkish citizen who vote for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his radical Islamist Justice and Development Party (AK PARTİ) is an ISIS supporter. They normally get anywhere from 40% to 45% of the votes, and therefore we can safely assume that almost half the Turks are supporting the ISIS, either directly or indirectly.

[frank0929]

On the other hand millions of Turkish people support ISIS and hundreds of  them join them.

Every single Turkish citizen who vote for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his radical Islamist Justice and Development Party (AK PARTİ) is an ISIS supporter. They normally get anywhere from 40% to 45% of the votes, and therefore we can safely assume that almost half the Turks are supporting the ISIS, either directly or indirectly.

Not %100 but probably %90 support them. I have friends who votes for AKP for financial reasons (they are heavily invested in BIST) but they don't support ISIS. They probably changed their mind after 8 June and vote for HDP. For liberals AKP has no chance now.

[Watoshi]

Arrests only for 10 minutes. Then go back to raping and headcutting after the photoshot. Just for publication purposes only.

[designerusa]

This is just to portray themselves like they fight ISIS or so-called terrorists.
They actually do not care about Islam extremists to come into country.

[ACAB]

This is just to portray themselves like they fight ISIS or so-called terrorists.
They actually do not care about Islam extremists to come into country.

Funny thing is in Turkish media they picture Erdogan is against ISIS but in the world news everybody see Erdogan's support for them.

[bryant.coleman]

Not %100 but probably %90 support them. I have friends who votes for AKP for financial reasons (they are heavily invested in BIST) but they don't support ISIS. They probably changed their mind after 8 June and vote for HDP. For liberals AKP has no chance now.

For those who live in Western Turkey, especially in cities such as Istanbul and Izmir, AKP is not a very attractive option. But the more rural voters, in the central and eastern parts of Turkey (with the exception of the Kurds) are solidly behind the AKP. They want an Islamist party in power, and whether it is supporting the ISIS is not important for them.

[designerusa]

This is just to portray themselves like they fight ISIS or so-called terrorists.
They actually do not care about Islam extremists to come into country.

Funny thing is in Turkish media they picture Erdogan is against ISIS but in the world news everybody see Erdogan's support for them.

Turkish media is like divided in 2 parts. 1 part supports and praises Erdogan all the time. Other part tries to show his weaknesses.
Turkey becomes New North Korea probably.

Not %100 but probably %90 support them. I have friends who votes for AKP for financial reasons (they are heavily invested in BIST) but they don't support ISIS. They probably changed their mind after 8 June and vote for HDP. For liberals AKP has no chance now.

For those who live in Western Turkey, especially in cities such as Istanbul and Izmir, AKP is not a very attractive option. But the more rural voters, in the central and eastern parts of Turkey (with the exception of the Kurds) are solidly behind the AKP. They want an Islamist party in power, and whether it is supporting the ISIS is not important for them.

Actually lots of AKP supporters like to support ISIS not even kidding. They think ISIS hit Kurds so they love them.

[bryant.coleman]

Actually lots of AKP supporters like to support ISIS not even kidding. They think ISIS hit Kurds so they love them.

Supporters of AKP are rabidly against two groups of people who are residing in Turkey: 1. Secular Turks who mostly support the Republican People's Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi or CHP), especially residing in the Western coastal Turkey 2. Kurds, who either support the extremist PKK or the moderate Peoples' Democratic Party (Halkların Demokratik Partisi or HDP).

[Betwrong]

They said 126 people arrested in Turkiye who links with ISIS. On the other hand millions of Turkish people support ISIS and hundreds of  them join them.

Is this true? Do you live in Turkey or do you know many people from there in person? Because I've visited Turkey two times, and those were very different regions of the country, and now I can't imagine that some of the people I talk to might support ISIS. They all were very nice and intelligent people. I love this country and the information that millions of Turkish people support ISIS puts me on the verge of cognitive dissonance.

[ACAB]

They said 126 people arrested in Turkiye who links with ISIS. On the other hand millions of Turkish people support ISIS and hundreds of  them join them.

Is this true? Do you live in Turkey or do you know many people from there in person? Because I've visited Turkey two times, and those were very different regions of the country, and now I can't imagine that some of the people I talk to might support ISIS. They all were very nice and intelligent people. I love this country and the information that millions of Turkish people support ISIS puts me on the verge of cognitive dissonance.

There are all kinds of people in Turkey. It has 78 million population. The West and the East is completely different. Western cities are more modern, only if they are near the sea. Other cities are full of garbage, ignorant people. And of course they are supporting ISIS and AKP.