Turkish authorities have detained 29 people suspected of having ties to the Islamic State militant group in operations across nine provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday.
Suspects captured in “Operation Heroes-37” on Friday were planning to attack churches and synagogues in Istanbul, Yerlikaya said on social media platform X.
Authorities have ramped up operations against Islamic State and Kurdish militants in recent weeks, after Kurdish militants detonated a bomb near government buildings in Ankara on Oct. 1.