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Turkish police arrested 110 suspects in simultaneous raids across Istanbul and two other provinces on Monday.
Following an investigation carried out by Istanbul's Counter-Terror and Intelligence directorates, a Daesh support network running illegal religious classes, indoctrinating young children with the group's ideology, and collecting funds for imprisoned Daesh members was uncovered.
Security sources said that Istanbul's Counter-Terror Branch and Intelligence Branch conducted an extensive operation coordinated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
Investigators established that suspects were organizing illegal classes at the associations they controlled, providing ideological education in line with Daesh doctrine to underage children. Moreover, they were collecting money from sympathizers on behalf of Daesh members currently imprisoned, and making radical statements at internal organizational meetings.
Investigators also determined that suspects were actively working to recruit new members for the organization and were selling books and magazines both to fund operating expenses and to spread organizational propaganda.
The combination of illegal association fronts, child indoctrination, prisoner fundraising and propaganda distribution indicated a structured, multi-function support cell rather than a loosely affiliated network.
The simultaneous dawn raids on addresses across Istanbul and two other provinces yielded 110 arrests, four rifles, 90 rounds of ammunition, numerous banned publications, organizational documents and digital materials.
All 110 suspects were taken to the Istanbul Police Headquarters for processing.
The investigation is ongoing.
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