Turkey Detains Islamic State Suspects Over Planned AttacksPolice

Police in Istanbul have detained seven suspects, two of them believed to be members of Islamic State, who were plotting to carry out attacks in Turkey ahead of a referendum Tomorrow, a police statement said yesterday.The four Turks, two Syrian nationals and one Tajik aimed to create chaos in Turkey, police said. Two of the Turks were thought to have joined the ranks of Islamic State, which holds territory in neighboring Syria and Iraq.Islamic State has been blamed for at least half a dozen attacks on civilian targets in Turkey in recent months, including one on New Years Day at Istanbuls Reina nightclub which killed 39 people.The police said they had also seized identity cards, mobile phones and passports in the raids in four districts of Istanbul since last week.Turks will vote Tomorrow on constitutional changes that would give President Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers. Supporters say that will strengthen the country at a time when it faces threats from Islamic State and Kurdish militants. Opponents fear a lurch toward authoritarianism in Turkey.Two opinion polls on Thursday showed a narrow majority of voters would vote in favor of the changes.
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