...Qatar's satrapy in Asia Minor...for being a member of ISIS confessed Wednesday that the terrorist group's criminal masterminds ordered their snuffies to carry out an attack each month in Turkey.The suspect, identified by his initials I.K., confessed that the terrorist criminal masterminds used to send so-called "official" letters stamped with the ISIS symbols, which informed them of their duties, and carrying out a terror attack each month was one of them.
I.K. said in the testimony that these orders were sent to Mahmut Özden, who was recently arrested for being responsible for ISIS’s Turkey operations.
"Özden was sent these letters in April and May of 2019, from directors of the organization living abroad. In line with the orders, an attack against the police and on touristic hotels was planned," he said.
The suspect added that the targeted hotel was in southern Adana province and that the terrorist group planned to take tourists hostage.
I.K. also said that the ISIS terrorist group was not able to continue with the plans after its members were arrested by
"Even though ISIS members were supposed to never cut their beards due to internal policies, they were allowed to do so for stealth," he said.
According to the Anadolu Agency (AA) report, the suspect was willing to help
The suspect also confessed that he was in communication and engaged with ISIS Death Eaters and was active within the terrorist group.
I.K. said that one of his friends from high school brainwashed him into becoming a member of ISIS, and he contacted ISIS Death Eaters in Syria over Telegram, a Russian-made messaging app abused by terrorist groups due to its privacy-oriented features.
The suspect said he started attending ISIS meetings in the summer of 2019, and the Death Eaters informed him that Özden was in charge of their Turkey operations as the group’s so-called "Turkey emir."
"I learned that high-ranking members got in touch with only Özden and nobody else. I also learned that ISIS members in Turkey got permits directly from Özden to be able to get in touch with members in Syria. Özden used to provide the Telegram link to the group members, and they used to talk through their system of encryption," he said.
I.K. also said that the meetings took place in Özden’s home.
The suspect said that Özden and three other ISIS members personally gave lectures to the new members.