Anti-terror teams of the Istanbul police department staged a broad anti-terror operation in various districts of Istanbul on Friday morning, police sources have said.
Anti-terror police teams supported by special forces, staged simultaneous operations in Istanbul's Büyükçekmece, Kağıthane, Beylikdüzü, Esenyurt and Beyoğlu districts against the terrorist organization PKK's youth wing, the YDG-H.
Police have yet to release the exact number of suspects detained, although a number of women are thought to be among those held.
Searches are continuing at the addresses targeted by the early morning raids, as well as at other locations given up by the detained suspects.
Meanwhile, a soldier was fatally shot and killed by PKK terrorists during an anti terror operation in the south-eastern Van province.
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