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The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered the detention of 10 suspects accused of financing the Daesh by transferring funds to members of the terrorist group and their families operating in conflict zones in Syria.
The detentions, which began simultaneously on Tuesday, are being carried out by the Ankara Police Department Counter-Terrorism units.
According to the prosecutor's office, the suspects were identified through bank account activity reports from the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) and social media posts.
The investigation found that the suspects transferred cash to Daesh members residing in Türkiye and operating in Syrian conflict zones, as well as their families, through bank accounts opened for organizational purposes.
The transfers were made under various religious and charitable pretexts, including descriptions such as "infak", "call to tawhid", "keffaret", "for Syria," "madrasa charity aid," "aid for captive sisters," and "darul erkam."
The prosecutor's statement said evidence was obtained that the 10 suspects committed the crime of "terrorism financing" by providing material resources to Daesh and were part of the organization's Ankara structure.
The Terror Crimes Investigation Bureau of the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is leading the investigation.
Operations to apprehend the suspects and bring them before the prosecutor's office are ongoing.
The detentions come amid heightened security measures ahead of the New Year celebrations. On Monday, Türkiye's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) announced it had captured a Daesh-Khorasan Province commander in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region who was assigned to conduct suicide attacks targeting civilians in Türkiye and Europe.
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