Turkey Detains 198 in ISIS Raids After Shooting Outside Israeli Consulate in Istanbul

Overview

• Turkish authorities launched raids across 34 provinces Wednesday, detaining 198 suspected ISIS members after the Istanbul consulate attack, with 12 people tied to the shooting in custody.
• The gunfight outside the Israeli consulate, which erupted Tuesday around 12:15 p.m. in Levent, left one attacker dead and two wounded as police returned fire and two officers suffered minor injuries.
• Officials say the man killed had links to “an organization that instrumentalizes religion,” while an ISIS tie reported in local media remains unconfirmed by the government.
• Investigators say the three suspects arrived in a rental car from nearby Kocaeli, carried long guns, wore camouflage, and two wounded suspects who are brothers remain hospitalized under guard.
• Prosecutors opened a criminal probe with three prosecutors assigned, the consulate has had no Israeli diplomats since 2023 security evacuations, and the U.S. and Israel issued swift condemnations.