Turske vlasti su provele niz operacija protiv lica za koja se sumnja da su islamski militanti od novembra 2003, kad je u Istambulu došlo do četiri samoubilačka bombaška napada u kojima je ubijeno preko 60 ljudi.
The Turkish authorities have carried out a number of operations targeting suspected Islamic militants since the four suicide bombings in Istanbul in November 2003, in which more than 60 people were killed.