ANKARA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Turkish authorities have detained 92 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in the past week, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Monday.

The minister said on social media platform X that the operation, dubbed "Gurz-47," was carried out across 16 provinces, including Ankara and Istanbul.

He said the authorities determined that the suspects had carried out "responsible" IS activities.

Yerlikaya said security forces seized unlicensed weapons and a significant amount of organizational documents and digital materials during the raids.

Türkiye designated IS a terrorist organization in 2013, blaming it for a spate of deadly attacks in the country. Ankara has conducted counter-terrorism operations domestically and abroad to crack down on its members and activities. Enditem

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