Početkom decembra, policija je izjavila da je uhapsila deset lica za koja se sumnja da imaju veze s al-Kaidom tokom upada u Ankari, Istambulu i Izmiru na početku posjete pape Benedikta XVI Turskoj krajem novembra.
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.