Turkish police arrest 14 Daesh suspects in Istanbul

A detained Daesh suspect

ISTANBUL, Oct 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — Turkish police detained 14 people in Istanbul over their suspected links to the Daesh militant group, local media reported on Friday.

Police launched simultaneous operations in 17 locations across Turkey’s largest city to capture the suspects, who were believed to have financially supported the Daesh, the state-run Anadolu Agency said.

It added that those targeted in the operations were recruiting personnel for the group.

Several fake passports, digital materials, and cash were seized in the raids.

The Daesh was blamed for a spate of deadly attacks over the years in Turkey, in which more than 300 people were killed.