The Istanbul Police Department's Counter-Terrorism squads and Intelligence Branch units continue to capture terrorists at “interview rooms” that were formed in 2014 at Atatürk Airport, Sabiha Gökçen Airport and the Grand Istanbul Bus Terminal as part of efforts to prevent people from joining Daesh.
Multilingual security personnel, who carry out the interrogations, have been trained on "profiling, risk analysis, monitoring and questioning methods.”
According to reports, Turkish counter-terrorism teams have recently started to capture a large number of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists who seek to escape abroad from Istanbul’s largest bus terminal and airports.
On the other hand, the number of Daesh terrorists trying to enter Turkey has decreased.
Turkish security forces have been involved in a long-running campaign to thwart Daesh attacks.
More than 300 people have lost their lives in Daesh-claimed attacks in Turkey, where the terror organization has targeted civilians in suicide bomb, rocket and gun attacks.
Police have cross-examined more than 3000 foreign suspects in these rooms on suspicion of terrorism in last two years alone.
French and British citizens lead the list of foreign suspects who were arrested in connection with terrorism, according to reports.
The PKK terrorists who want to escape abroad, mostly head to European countries, particularly Germany and Belgium.
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States. The PKK has been conducting armed violence in the southeastern part of Turkey since 1984. More than 40,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the three-decade long conflict.
