The General Staff has announced that 30 Daesh suspects were detained in southeastern Gaziantep and Kilis provinces on Monday while attempting to cross the Turkish-Syrian border.
In the district of Elbeyli in Kilis, 15 Daesh-linked suspects, including nine children and two foreign nationals, were captured after illegally crossing into Turkey from Syria. In another incident, security officers detained seven people, including six foreign nationals, during a patrol.
In Gaziantep's Oğuzeli district, eight foreign nationals with links to the terrorist organization were detained while attempting to cross into Syria.
Presidential spokesman İbrahim Kalın said on Jan. 26 that Ankara is continuing intensive measures in the fight against Daesh. He said that 36,650 Daesh-linked suspects from 125 countries have been barred from entering the country as of January 2016.
He added that 3,065 people from 93 countries have been deported, some 1,800 people have been detained and legal processes are still ongoing.
Turkey recognized Daesh as a terrorist organization on Oct. 10, 2013 in an official declaration.
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