Turkish security forces arrested a suspect linked to the Daesh terrorist organization in the Black Sea province of Trabzon on Monday.

The suspect, identified only by the initials A. E., was arrested as part of an investigation by prosecutors in the northwestern province of Sakarya, according to a statement by the Trabzon security directorate.

A mobile phone, a flash drive and digital materials were seized in the operation.

In 2013, Turkey became one of the first countries to declare Daesh a terrorist group.

The country has since been attacked by the group multiple times, with 315 people killed and hundreds more injured in at least 10 suicide bombings, seven bomb attacks, and four armed assaults.

In response, Turkey launched counterterrorism operations at home and abroad to prevent further attacks.