MOSCOW – According to Anadolu news agency, 31 Daesh suspects were arrestedin Istanbul and 17 in Ankara. The detained suspects were allegedly planningterrorist attacks in Turkey.

Turkish security forces detained on Saturday 48 foreigners in Istanbul andAnkara over their suspected links to the Daesh terrorist group, the mediareported.

In recent years, Turkey has been hit by numerous terror attacks, involvingboth Kurdish and Islamist militant groups, in particular, Daesh. Inresponse, Turkish security forces are holding counterterrorism operationson a regular basis in different parts of the country.

According to various reports by Turkish media, since the beginning of Daeshactivities in Syria and Iraq, Turkish authorities have detained over 5,000Daesh suspects.

Ankara has also deported 3,290 people from 95 nations and prohibited entryto Turkey to 38,000 people. At the moment 780 people, including 350foreigners are in custody in Turkey.