Turkish police apprehend senior IS member at Istanbul airport


  • World
  • Thursday, 05 Jun 2025

ISTANBUL, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police apprehended a senior member of the Islamic State (IS), who was on the Interior Ministry's list of most-wanted terrorist suspects, at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday, local media reported.

The suspect, identified as Ozgur Altun, was allegedly a high-ranking figure within the so-called Khorasan Province of the Islamic State, according to Demiroren news agency.

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