It emerges that the captured ISIS member was working at Akkuyu Nuclear Plant construction

Two suspects were detained yesterday (February 12) in Mersin in an operation targeting ISIS. After proceedings at the gendarmerie, the suspects were referred to the judiciary and subsequently arrested by the magistrate.

According to a statement released today by the Mersin Provincial Security Directorate, one of the detainees was identified as U.A., a Russian citizen who was the subject of a diffusion (urgent apprehension) was working at the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NGS) with a false identity.

According to a report on the Anadolu Agency, the police statement regarding the detainee arrested as part of operations aimed at detecting, exposing, and preventing ISIS activities in Turkey stated:

"It has been determined that the foreign national U.A., who was the subject of a diffusion message, was working at the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in the Gülnar district and was using false identity information issued under the name of the foreign national R.K. The arrested suspect has been subsequently detained by the court."

(TY/PE)