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Turkish authorities reportedly detained more than 200 people, including suspected terrorists linked to ISIS, in sweeping raids on Tuesday in the capital Ankara ahead of the July 7-8 NATO summit.
The raids came after Turkish authorities issued orders to detain 241 suspects, 209 of whom were detained, the Associated Press reported, citing a statement from Turkey’s chief prosecutor’s office.
According to the AP, of the 209 people detained, 56 were reportedly ISIS terrorists. It comes after Turkish authorities said they detained 125 ISIS members in December.
The detention action came just two weeks before a planned NATO summit in Ankara on July 7, which President Donald Trump is expected to attend.
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President Donald Trump welcomes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a summit in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt on October 13, 2025 to support ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza following a successful ceasefire agreement. (Ivan Vucci/AP Photo/Pool)
The other terrorists captured were 35 alleged members of the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front, which was described in a Turkish statement as “a far-left group known for armed attacks and killings in Turkey,” according to the AP.
The ISIS-fighting campaign demonstrates the terrorist group’s ongoing activity in the region, showing that the group is still operating despite a US campaign during Trump’s first term to dismantle the caliphate and take control of large swathes of territory in the Middle East.
Iraqi government forces celebrate holding the flag of the Islamic State (IS) group after claiming to have taken full control of Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, near the city of Muqaddiyah on January 26, 2015. (Younis al-Bayati/AFP via Getty Images)
In recent years, ISIS has spread across the African continent, prompting a strong US response, with Trump in May authorizing a series of strikes in Nigeria to combat the group.
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The May 16 attack killed ISIS leader Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the group’s second-ranking leader globally.
AFRICOM said U.S. and Nigerian forces conducted dynamic strikes against ISIS fighters in northeastern Nigeria on May 17, 2026. (X/US Africa Command)
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“ISIS’s second-in-command globally, Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, thought he could hide out in Africa, but what he didn’t know was that we had sources who would keep us informed about what he was doing,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social after the attack. “He will no longer terrorize the people of Africa, or help plan operations to target Americans.”
The group’s renewed activity has also included calls for supporters to carry out attacks on American soil during the World Cup.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
