Xinhua Agency, Istanbul, October 9 (Reporter Wang Tengfei) The Office of the Chief Prosecutor of Istanbul, Turkey, said on the 8th that Turkish police launched an anti-terrorism operation in Istanbul that day and arrested six foreign people suspected of being associated with the extremist organization "Islamic State". Foreign personnel are still being pursued.

The Chief Prosecutor's Office in Istanbul said that the arrested persons were suspected of having contacts with overseas conflict areas, posing a threat to Turkey's national security.

At present, the police are still continuing to search for the remaining four suspects, and their nationalities have not yet been announced.

Turkey officially classified Islamic State as a terrorist organization in 2013. In recent years, Islamic State has launched attacks in Turkey several times, and Turkish security forces continue to carry out counter-terrorism operations at home and abroad to combat the remaining forces of the group.