Collaboration with ISIL
Türkiye, US jointly freeze assets of ISIL affiliates
Türkiye and the United States decided to take joint action on freezing the assets of five individuals and two legal persons identified as financing the ISIL, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced on Jan.5.
Further information on the matter can be obtained from a published decision by the Turkish Ministry of Treasury and Finance, said the statement.
Turkey detains top ISIL suspect wanted by US
Turkish intelligence officers have detained an Egyptian-born terror suspect wanted by Washington who was a top explosives expert for ISIL, state media reported on May 24.
The suspect, identified as Mustafa Abdulwahab Mahmud and born in 1999, was detained with three others on the outskirts of Istanbul after fleeing Syria, the reports said.
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Turkey deports 12 Finnish nationals over terror links
Turkey deported 12 terrorists from Finland back to their country of origin, the Interior Ministry said on May 31.
In a statement, the ministry said the fighters were sent back as part of Ankara's ramped-up efforts to expel foreign terrorists.
Turkey continues to send back foreign terrorist fighters, it added.
Ankara freezes assets linked to ISIL, al-Qaeda
Turkey on April 2 froze assets of three organizations linked to ISIL, and Al-Qaeda terror groups in line with a U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolution.
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Turkey deports two terrorists to Germany, North Macedonia
A German and North Macedonian terrorist were deported to their countries, the Turkish Interior Ministry said on March 10.
The ministry said, without naming a terrorist group, that Turkey would continue returning foreign terrorists to their home countries.
Turkey deports German national over terror links
Turkey on Feb. 12 deported a terrorist to their home country of Germany, the Interior Ministry said.
It did not specify which terror group the fighter belonged to, but in recent months ISIL terrorists are being returned to their home countries.
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Turkey deports four French nationals over terror links
Turkey deported four terrorists of French nationality back to their home country on Jan. 28, the Interior Ministry announced.
The terrorists were deported as part of Turkey's ramped-up efforts to repatriate foreign terrorist fighters, the ministry said in a written statement.
Turkey deports foreign terrorist to Denmark
Turkey deported a foreign terrorist to Denmark, according to the Turkish Interior Ministry on Jan. 16.
Without naming the terrorist group, the ministry said in a statement that Turkey will continue returning foreign terrorists to their home countries.
Turkey deported nearly 780 foreign terrorists back to their countries in 2019.
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Ankara deports two foreign nationals to Netherlands for terror links
Turkey deported two foreign terrorist fighters back to their countries, the Netherlands, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
In a statement, the ministry said that Turkey continues extraditing foreign terrorists.
The statement did not specify which terror group the fighters belonged to, but in recent months it has been stressing the return of ISIL terrorists.
Ankara slams Czech president for accusing Turkey of supporting ISIL
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has strongly slammed Czech President Milos Zeman who accused Turkey of allying with ISIL in its fight against Syrian Kurds.