Turkish authorities on Monday arrested over 100 suspected members of the Islamic State group, local media reported.

According to the report, 147 suspected members including dozens of Iraqis and Syrians, have been arrested.

They were detained across nine provinces in recent days, including Ankara, Bursa and Batman, Anadolu said.&nbsp;

There were 24 arrests in Istanbul on Monday, which followed 20 similar arrests in the city last week.&nbsp;

Turkey has stepped up raids on IS militants in recent months and pushed to repatriate them to their countries of origin.

Turkey was accused of allowing foreign jihadists to pass easily across its border in the early years of the Syrian conflict.&nbsp;

But it took a much tougher response after a spate of IS attacks in 2015 and 2016 that decimated the tourism industry, culminating in a massacre at an Istanbul nightclub celebrating the 2017 New Year in which 39 people died.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

Turkish authorities on Monday arrested over 100 suspected members of the Islamic State group, local media reported. According to the report, 147 suspected members including dozens of Iraqis and Syrians, have been arrested.

Turkish authorities on Monday arrested over 100 suspected members of the Islamic State group, local media reported. According to the report, 147 suspected members including dozens of Iraqis and Syrians, have been arrested. They were detained across nine provinces in recent days, including Ankara, Bursa and Batman, Anadolu said. There were 24 arrests in Istanbul on Monday, which followed 20 similar arrests in the city last week. Turkey has stepped up raids on IS militants in recent months and pushed to repatriate them to their countries of origin. Turkey was accused of allowing foreign jihadists to pass easily across its border in the early years of the Syrian conflict. But it took a much tougher response after a spate of IS attacks in 2015 and 2016 that decimated the tourism industry, culminating in a massacre at an Istanbul nightclub celebrating the 2017 New Year in which 39 people died. (With inputs from agencies)

Turkey arrests 147 Islamic State suspects

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Turkey arrests 147 Islamic State suspects