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Ankara court sentences 'Turkey province Emir" of ISIS to 30 years

Ankara court sentences 'Turkey province Emir" of ISIS to 30 years

The court sentenced Kasım Güler to a total of 30 years of imprisonment for leading an armed terrorist organization and for keeping guns.

ISIS suspect arrested in Istanbul

ISIS suspect arrested in Istanbul

Anonymous intelligence sources reported the suspect as one who acted as a "judge" in northern Syria between 2014 and 2018.

ISIS members continue to shelter in Türkiye, some with Êzidî captives

ISIS members continue to shelter in Türkiye, some with Êzidî captives

Currently, ISIS members that have returned are residing in the provinces of Antakya, Batman, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Kayseri, Kırşehir, Konya, Yalova and Yozgat, with the largest groups in Ankara and İstanbul, according to data found in indictments and based on publicly available information.

23 August 2022 Hale Gönültaş

Alleged ISIS leader in Turkey confesses plans to attack opposition leaders, LGBTI+s, tourists

Alleged ISIS leader in Turkey confesses plans to attack opposition leaders, LGBTI+s, tourists

Along with CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu and İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu, LGBTI+s, tourists and Alevis were on the target of the group, according to the confessions of ISIS operative Kasım Güler.

2 February 2022

President Erdoğan: Suicide Bomber of Syrian Origin

President Erdoğan: Suicide Bomber of Syrian Origin

President Erdoğan declaring that the perpetrators of the explosion in Sultanahmet are suicide bombers has said, “It is a bomb attack by suicide bomber of Syrian origin”.

12 January 2016

President Erdoğan on Land Operation

President Erdoğan on Land Operation

Following U.S. Minister of Foreign Affairs, John Kerry stating an operation will be launched together with Turkey into ISIS territory, President Erdoğan announced that a step will be taken with coalition forces, and land forces are ready for the operation.

19 November 2015

ISIS Calls for Conquest of İstanbul

ISIS Calls for Conquest of İstanbul

ISIS calls Turkey for “jihad” and shared a video “Help Muslims, fight against atheists.” The video’s main plot is “conquering of Istanbul.”