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Türkiye arrests 17 suspects for transferring money to IS

STORY: Türkiye arrests 17 suspects for transferring money to IS DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the large-scale operation in Istanbul STORYLINE: Turkish police on Tuesday rounded up 17 suspects accused of transferring money to Islamic State (IS) members in a large-scale operation in Istanbul, local media reported. Authorities found that the suspects were illegally transferring money between Türkiye and conflict zones through companies and individuals, the private news agency Demiroren said. Demiroren said that 20 suspects were identified to have links with the extremist group as part of the investigation. Police have captured 17 of them. Türkiye declared the IS a terrorist organization in 2013 and began to crack down on its cells after it claimed responsibility for a series of deadly attacks on Turkish soil. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye. (XHTV)

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Agencies continue to bring aid to Haiyan-hit areas a year on

LEYTE, Philippines - This Oct. 20, 2014, photo shows a number of transitional houses built by the International Organization for Migration in Tacloban City, the capital of the central Philippine province of Leyte, for families displaced by super typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8, 2013. The site, which contains 86 shelters turned over to families in late September, would be safe from a storm surge similar to that generated by Haiyan.

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Japan's empress turns 80

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2013 shows Japanese Emperor Akihito (far L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) meeting with people affected by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters at an elementary school in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The empress, on the occasion of her 80th birthday on Oct 20, expressed hope that peace can be brought about ahead of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II next year.

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'Kanda Yabu Soba' shop to reopen on Oct. 20

TOKYO, Japan - Newly rebuilt "Kanda Yabu Soba" -- a buckwheat noodles shop in Tokyo -- is shown on Oct. 6, 2014. It will open on Oct. 20 at the same location following the completion of the rebuilding of the traditional shop after it was hit by fire in February 2013.

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1st nonscientist leads Galapagos research center

PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador - Swen Lorenz, head of the Charles Darwin Research Station, gives an interview on Oct. 20, 2013 at the institute in Puerto Ayora on the island of Santa Cruz, part of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

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Nature conservation educator

YATSUSHIRO, Japan - Shoko Tsuru (L), a nature conservation educator authorized by the Nature Conservation Society of Japan, holds a fishing rod during an event at the Kuma River in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Oct. 20, 2013. She leads a dam-removal campaign for the river. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Japan Tobacco to undertake drastic restructuring

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Tobacco Co. Vice President Akira Saeki speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2013, as the company said it will close four of its nine cigarette manufacturing-related factories in Japan and a vending machine production base, most of them in March 2015, and cut 1,600 jobs, or about 20 percent of the employees in its tobacco business, due to falling sales.

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High-rise condos in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Photo shows high-rise condominiums in Beijing, China, on Oct. 20, 2013. (Photo taken with ultra wide-angle lens)

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Asada wins Skate America

DETROIT, United States - Mao Asada of Japan performs in the women's free skate at Skate America in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 20, 2013. After leading the short program the previous day, Asada also topped the free skate and won Skate America with a total of 204.55 points.

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Asada wins Skate America

DETROIT, United States - Mao Asada of Japan is seen after performing in the women's free skate at Skate America in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 20, 2013. After leading the short program the previous day, Asada also topped the free skate and won Skate America with a total of 204.55 points.

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Asada wins Skate America

DETROIT, United States - Mao Asada of Japan performs in the women's free skate at Skate America in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 20, 2013. After leading the short program the previous day, Asada also topped the free skate and won Skate America with a total of 204.55 points.

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Asada wins Skate America

DETROIT, United States - Mao Asada of Japan acknowledges the crowd after performing in the women's free skate at Skate America in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 20, 2013. After leading the short program the previous day, Asada also topped the free skate and won Skate America with a total of 204.55 points.

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Asada wins Skate America

DETROIT, United States - Mao Asada of Japan performs in the women's free skate at Skate America in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 20, 2013. After leading the short program the previous day, Asada also topped the free skate and won Skate America with a total of 204.55 points.

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Ishikawa 2nd place in Vegas

LAS VEGAS, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa tees off on the 16th hole of the final round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open golf event in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Oct. 20, 2013. Ishikawa matched a career high by finishing in a tie for second.

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Asada wins Skate America

DETROIT, United States - Mao Asada of Japan performs in the women's free skate at Skate America in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 20, 2013. After leading the short program the previous day, Asada also topped the free skate and won Skate America with a total of 204.55 points.

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Asada wins Skate America

DETROIT, United States - Mao Asada of Japan performs in the women's free skate at Skate America in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 20, 2013. After leading the short program the previous day, Asada also topped the free skate and won Skate America with a total of 204.55 points.

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Asada wins Skate America

DETROIT, United States - Mao Asada (C) of Japan, Ashley Wagner (L) of the United States and Elena Radionova (R) of Russia show their medals at Skate America in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 20, 2013. Asada won with a total of 204.55 points, followed by Wagner at 193.81 points and Radionova at 183.95 points.

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Asada wins Skate America

DETROIT, United States - Mao Asada of Japan shows her medal after winning Skate America in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 20, 2013.

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Asada wins Skate America

DETROIT, United States - Mao Asada of Japan shows her medal after winning Skate America in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 20, 2013.

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Asada wins Skate America

DETROIT, United States - Mao Asada of Japan performs in the women's free skate at Skate America in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 20, 2013. After leading the short program the previous day, Asada also topped the free skate and won Skate America with a total of 204.55 points.

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Asada wins Skate America

DETROIT, United States - Mao Asada of Japan performs in the women's free skate at Skate America in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 20, 2013. After leading the short program the previous day, Asada also topped the free skate and won Skate America with a total of 204.55 points.

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Asada wins Skate America

DETROIT, United States - Mao Asada of Japan performs in the women's free skate at Skate America in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 20, 2013. After leading the short program the previous day, Asada also topped the free skate and won Skate America with a total of 204.55 points.

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Asada wins Skate America

DETROIT, United States - Mao Asada of Japan performs in the women's free skate at Skate America in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 20, 2013. After leading the short program the previous day, Asada also topped the free skate and won Skate America with a total of 204.55 points.

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Asada wins Skate America

DETROIT, United States - Mao Asada of Japan performs in the women's free skate at Skate America in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 20, 2013. After leading the short program the previous day, Asada also topped the free skate and won Skate America with a total of 204.55 points.

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Epiphaneia wins Kikka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Epiphaneia and jockey Yuichi Fukunaga (L) are pictured after winning the Kikka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Oct. 20, 2013. The favorite snatched the last jewel of the Japanese triple crown.

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Epiphaneia wins Kikka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Epiphaneia (far R), ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga, gallops to victory in the Kikka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Oct. 20, 2013. The favorite won the race to snatch the last jewel of the Japanese triple crown.

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Epiphaneia wins Kikka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Epiphaneia, ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga, gallops to victory in the Kikka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Oct. 20, 2013. The favorite won the race to snatch the last jewel of the Japanese triple crown.

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Malaysian ruling party election

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Mukhriz Mahathir, the son of former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, appears before supporters near Alor Setar in northwestern Malaysia on Oct. 19, 2013. Mukhriz lost his bid to become vice president of the United Malays National Organization, the country's ruling party, in the party's election held the same day, according to results announced early on Oct. 20.

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Malaysian ruling party election

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Mukhriz Mahathir (L), the son of former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, shakes hands with a supporter near Alor Setar in northwestern Malaysia on Oct. 19, 2013. Mukhriz lost his bid to become vice president of the United Malays National Organization, the country's ruling party, in the party's election held the same day, according to results announced early on Oct. 20.

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Lee Na Ri wins Fujitsu Ladies

CHIBA, Japan - South Korea's Lee Na Ri holds the victor's trophy after winning the Fujitsu Ladies at Tokyu Seven Hundred Club in Chiba Prefecture on Oct. 20, 2013. The winner of the tournament was decided on the second-round results, in which Lee led at 6-under 138, as the final round was canceled due to rain.

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State minister visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Keiji Furuya, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and state minister in charge of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, leaves the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2013, after offering prayers during its annual autumn festival.

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Maldives presidential election

MALE, Maldives - Women stage a sit-in protest in front of the city hall of Male, the capital of Maldives, in the early hours of Oct. 20, 2013, calling for the early implementation of the rerun of the country's presidential election, which was scheduled for Oct. 19 but was postponed after police interference.

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State minister visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Keiji Furuya (2nd from R), chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and state minister in charge of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2013, to offer prayers during its annual autumn festival.

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G-20 meeting

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda hold a press conference after attending a meeting of G-20 financial ministers and central bankers in Washington on Oct. 11, 2013.

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Japanese finance minister in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso speaks to reporters in Washington on Oct. 10, 2013, after the first day's session of a two-day meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of 20 economies.

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BOJ chief Kuroda in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda answers reporters' questions in Washington on Oct. 10, 2013, during a visit to the United States to attend a meeting in the capital of finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of 20 economies.

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BOJ chief Kuroda in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda delivers a speech in New York on Oct. 10, 2013, during a visit to the United States to attend a meeting in Washington of finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of 20 economies.

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Japan minister heads to G20

NARITA, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso leaves Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2013, for Washington to attend a meeting of finance chiefs of the Group of 20 economies.

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Aso on Mizuho's false report

NARITA, Japan - Financial services minister Taro Aso speaks with reporters at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2013, before leaving for Washington to attend a meeting of Group of 20 finance chiefs. Aso said that it is "extremely regrettable" that Mizuho Bank submitted to his agency a false report on its lending to crime groups.

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Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by Shinto priests to a new building at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013. The ceremony is part of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Shikinen Sengu ceremonies at Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by Shinto priests to a new building at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013. The ceremony is part of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years. (Pool photo)

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Shikinen Sengu ceremonies at Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by Shinto priests to a new building at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013. The ceremony is part of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years. (Pool photo)

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Shikinen Sengu ceremonies at Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by Shinto priests to a new building at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013. The ceremony is part of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Shinto priests head to a ceremony at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of the Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013, to transfer the symbol of the deity to a new building. The ceremony is the climax of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years.

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Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Shinto priests head to a ceremony at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of the Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013, to transfer the symbol of the deity to a new building. The ceremony is the climax of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years.

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Shikinen Sengu ceremonies at Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by Shinto priests to a new building at the Naiku complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 2, 2013. The ceremony is the climax of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years. (Pool photo)

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Shikinen Sengu ceremonies at Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Shinto priests head for a ceremony at the Naiku complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 2, 2013, to transfer the symbol of the deity to a new building. The ceremony is the climax of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years.

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Shikinen Sengu ceremonies at Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by Shinto priests to a new building at the Naiku complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 2, 2013. The ceremony is the climax of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Shikinen Sengu ceremonies at Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Shinto priests head for a ceremony at the Naiku complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 2, 2013, to transfer the symbol of the deity to a new building. The ceremony is the climax of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years.

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Consumer accident probe panel

TOKYO, Japan - Yotaro Hatamura, head of the Consumer Safety Investigation Commission, speaks at a press conference at the Consumer Affairs Agency on Sept. 20, 2013 ahead of the commission's first anniversary on Oct. 1.