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 decembra policija je saopštila da je uhapsila deset lica osumnjičenih za povezanost sa Al Kaidom prilikom pretresa u Ankari, Istanbulu i Izmiru na početku posete pape Benedikta XVI Turskoj krajem novembra.