In early December, police said they had arrested ten people with suspected links to al-Qaeda, during raids in Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir at the start of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey in late November.
Početkom prosinca policija je priopćila kako je uhitila deset osoba osumnjičenih za povezanost s al-Qaedom, tijekom pretresa u Ankari, Istanbulu i Izmiru na početku posjeta pape Benedicta XVI Turskoj koncem studenog.