DAESH operation based in Ankara! 16 suspects were detained, assets exceeding 2 million liras were seized

16 suspects were detained in Ankara-based operations carried out within the scope of the investigation into the financing activities of the terrorist organization DAESH. According to the statement made by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, an investigation was launched against people who were determined to have organized aid campaigns abroad and in Türkiye, provided financial support to DAESH supporters held in the Hol Camp in Syria, sent aid materials and provided funds to the person whose assets were frozen.

Within the scope of the work carried out by Ankara Police Department Anti-Terrorism Branch Bureau Chief teams in coordination with the TEM Department, 18 people whose connections with DAESH were revealed and who were considered to be involved in terrorism financing activities on behalf of the terrorist organization DAESH were identified.

As a result of MASAK and HTS studies, legal proceedings were initiated against 18 suspects who were determined to have carried out suspicious transactions within the scope of "being a member of an armed terrorist organization" and Law No. 6415 on the Prevention of Financing of Terrorism.

While 16 suspects were detained in simultaneous operations in 2 provinces centered in Ankara, it was reported that efforts to capture 2 suspects continued.