Terror operation in Balıkesir: 2 arrests

The Balıkesir Provincial Police Department's Counter-Terrorism Branch teams have completed the processing of 6 suspects who were captured in an operation targeting individuals identified as sending reconnaissance, surveillance, coordinates, and photographs of areas belonging to security forces to those serving in the so-called intelligence unit of the terrorist organization PKK/KCK-PYD/YPG, based in Syria, to whom they were accountable.

Among the suspects, Syrian nationals H.E.C. and I.E.C. were arrested by the judgeship. The other 4 suspects were released.

The Balıkesir Provincial Police Department's Counter-Terrorism Branch teams had conducted an operation 5 days ago targeting the suspects identified as sending reconnaissance, surveillance, coordinates, and photographs of areas belonging to security forces to those serving in the so-called intelligence unit of the terrorist organization PKK/KCK-PYD/YPG, based in Syria, to whom they were accountable; during the operation, Syrian nationals N.E.A, M.E.A, H.E.C, Y.H.E.A, I.E.C., and E.E.A. were captured.

Additionally, 9 Syrian nationals who were found to be staying in a container at the paper sorting factory where the suspects resided and who were determined to have entered Turkey illegally were handed over to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management.

News Source: AA