Nine suspects were arrested on Saturday (11 April) in connection with a terror attack targeting a police post in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district.
An investigation by Istanbul’s Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office is ongoing. Of the 17 suspects detained, 12 were processed, nine formally arrested, two released under judicial control and one released after questioning.
Three other suspects remain in police custody, while two of the attackers are receiving medical treatment.
Police findings indicate the attackers arrived in a rented car, exited with backpacks and long-barrelled weapons, and opened fire on nearby police units. Officers returned fire.
Two police officers were slightly injured in the gunfight, which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan described as a “heinous act of terror”.
Türkiye’s Interior Minister, Mustafa Çiftçi, said the suspects involved in the armed clash had been identified, adding that “one had links to a group exploiting religion,” while another had a prior drug-related record.
Those detained are believed to have maintained ties to ISIS or knowingly assisted the attackers.
On 7 April, three attackers were killed in a gunfight with police working to thwart the attack, while two officers were slightly injured.
A week earlier, Turkish authorities detained 115 suspected ISIS members, who were allegedly planning to carry out attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations in the country.
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