In an operation conducted by Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT), Mehmet Goren, one of the so-called senior figures of the terror group ISIS (Daesh), was captured in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and brought to Türkiye, according to information obtained from security sources on Monday.
The individual had taken an active role in ISIS camps and had risen to a so-called administrator position over time.
As a result of MIT’s intelligence work, it was identified that the individual was Mehmet Goren, codenamed Yahya, a so-called administrator, who had been tasked with carrying out suicide attacks on behalf of the terror group.
The suspect had agreed to carry out suicide attacks targeting civilians living in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Türkiye, and Europe, the sources also said.
MIT determined that the terrorist had traveled from Türkiye to the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.
It was also learned that he had survived airstrikes carried out against ISIS elements in Pakistan.
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The suspect had been operating together with Ozgur Altun, codenamed Abu Yasir Al Turki, who previously played an active role in transferring ISIS members from Türkiye to the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and was captured in the past, brought to Türkiye, and arrested, the sources added.
In a related news, Turkish prosecutors had detained 10 suspects accused of financing the Daesh terror groups operating within its Ankara-based networks, the Turkish authorities announced on Tuesday.
In a statement, the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said that the investigation was launched by its Terror Crimes Investigation Bureau following an examination of bank transactions identified through reports prepared by the Financial Crimes Investigation Board and analysis of social media activity.
Prosecutors said that the suspects allegedly provided financial support to Daesh militants active in Syria and to their families by transferring money through bank accounts open for organizational purposes.
The transfers were reportedly disguised with descriptions such as charitable donations, calls to monotheism, atonement, and aid for religious schools in Syria. The suspects have been investigated on charges of financing terrorism and membership in Daesh’s Ankara structure. Police operations to detain the suspects were launched by the Ankara Police Department Counterterrorism Branch.
Intelligence findings also indicated that GURAN had agreed to carried out suicide attacks targeting civilians living in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, and Europe. Following precise and sensitive intelligence operations, MIT pinpointed GURAN’s current location and captured him in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region before transferring him to Turkey.