ANKARA Turkish police have detained 161 suspected members of the ISIL terrorist organization over the last week, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Sept. 12. The suspects were active within the group and providing financial support, he added in a post on X. They were detained in 38 of the country’s 81 provinces, including the capital Ankara and largest city, Istanbul. Yerlikaya said unlicensed firearms, ISIL documents and digital materials were seized in the raids. The operation came as