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Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIS-K)

Terrorist Organization Branch

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Turkey's new year ISIS raids turn deadly

Force in Play

Most dangerous ISIS affiliate, active in planning Turkey attacks

A six-hour gun battle at 2am in a Turkish village left three police officers and six ISIS militants dead on December 30. Officers İlker Pehlivan, Turgut Külünk, and Yasin Koçyiğit died storming a house in Elmalik where militants used women and children as human shields, refusing police pleas to surrender. Eight more officers and a night watchman were wounded before the standoff ended at 9:40am with all five women and six children evacuated safely.

Updated Dec 30, 2025