Shafaq News/ On Tuesday, Turkish authorities elevated security measuresacross the country to their highest level, deploying tens of thousands ofpolice and security personnel ahead of New Year celebrations.
Major cities including Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya, Izmir, Samsun, andBodrum saw intensified security presence, particularly in public and touristareas. "A significant number of streets and squares have been closed tovehicle traffic as authorities anticipate heavy crowds tonight," accordingto RT.
In recent days, Turkish security forces detained hundreds of individualssuspected of links to the Islamic State (ISIS) in nationwide operations.
These measures come as Turkiye reflects on previous New Year’s attacks,notably the January 1, 2017, ISIS-claimed massacre at the Reina nightclub inIstanbul that killed 40 people, many of them foreign tourists, and wounded 80.
More recently, the country faced renewed security challenges. In October2023, a deadly bombing near Ankara’s police headquarters killed two attackersand injured two officers, attributed to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), agroup classified as a terrorist organization by Turkiye, the EU, and the US.
On October 23, 2024, an assault targeted the Turkish AerospaceIndustries (TAI) headquarters in Ankara, leaving seven dead, including theattackers and a taxi driver. Twenty-two others were injured, severalcritically. Surveillance footage showed the perpetrators arriving in a taxibefore launching gunfire and explosives at the facility.
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