Turkish security forces have developed this Tuesday a broad anti-terrorist operation in which 209 people have been arrested, allegedly related to extremist groups, within the framework of the device prior to the NATO summit to be held on July 7 and 8 in Ankara, the country's capital.
The Ankara Provincial Police Department, responsible for the operation, has indicated that some of those arrested would have links with the jihadist organization Islamic State and that all of them will be placed at the disposal of the competent courts.
With a view to the celebration of the summit, the authorities have announced an extraordinary reinforcement of security: demonstrations will be banned, traffic on the roads leading to the airports will be restricted, and strong restrictions will be established in the vicinity of the venue where the meeting will be held and the hotels that will accommodate the main foreign delegations.
In total, arrest warrants had been issued against 241 people, although 32 of them have not been executed, according to the television channel TRT, which also indicates that the operations remain open to locate the remaining thirty.
It is expected that the US President, Donald Trump, will attend the meeting despite the tensions experienced during the last year with his allies, especially due to disagreements regarding the war in Iran and expansionist aspirations in Greenland. This decision has been applauded by his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who sees it as an "important step" for NATO cohesion, although the White House has not officially confirmed the trip for the moment.