Turkish police have detained 15 people with suspected links to Al Qaeda. Police allege they were trying to recruit supporters to their cause.The suspects, rounded up in the town of Gebze and Darica in western Kocaeli province, included three men accused of receiving weapons and bomb making training in camps in Afghanistan.
The detainees are also accused of setting up an association in Darica where they spread Al Qaeda propaganda.
Police and local prosecutors will question the suspects before releasing them or sending them to court on charges.
Turkish police regularly target suspected Al Qaeda supporters since two sets of twin suicide bombings hit the country's biggest city Istanbul five days apart in November 2003.
A Turkish cell of Al Qaeda was held responsible for the attacks, in which explosive-laden trucks first targeted two synagogues, the British consulate and a British bank, killing 63 people.
Seven men were jailed for life in 2007 for the bombings, among them a Syrian national who masterminded and financed the attacks.