STORY: Turkish gendarmerie and special‑operations police patrolled the streets on Monday (December 29) after seven police officers were wounded in a clash with suspected Islamic State militants in northwest Turkey, a Reuters witness and state media said. Turkish interior minister said six Islamic State militants were killed in operation.

Sporadic gunfire could be heard at the scene of the clash in Yalova province, south of Istanbul on the Sea of Marmara coast, where police teams launched an overnight operation at a house believed to contain militants, the witness said.

Police sealed off the road approaching the house and one officer said the operation was still under way, the witness added. Smoke rose from a nearby fire and a police helicopter flew overhead, with several ambulances and fire engines in attendance.

Turkish police last week detained 115 suspected Islamic State members they said were planning to carry out attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations in the country.

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VIDEO SHOWS: TURKISH SPECIAL OPERATION POLICE AND PARAMILITARY VEHICLES PATROLLING THE STREETS

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SHOWS: YALOVA, TURKEY (DECEMBER 29, 2025) (REUTERS - Access All)

1. WHITE VAN DRIVING DOWN STREET, FOLLOWED BY PARAMILITARY VEHICLES AND SPECIAL OPERATION POLICE WALKING BEHIND

2. PARAMILITARY VEHICLES DRIVING DOWN STREET, TURNING, FOLLOWED BY OTHER VEHICLES

3. SPECIAL OPERATION POLICE WALKING DOWN STREET IN A LINE, HOLDING GUNS

4. SPECIAL OPERATION POLICE GETTING INTO WHITE VANS

5. FIRE TRUCK DRIVING DOWN STREET