Image copyright DHA-Depo/AP Image caption Early morning raids were carried out in 18 provinces across Turkey, state media saidTurkish police have detained 445 people suspected of links to the Islamic State group, state media say.
Last month police arrested an Uzbek national, Abdulkadir Masharipov, suspected of mounting the assault on revellers at the Reina nightclub.
IS claimed responsibility for the New Year shooting attack on an Istanbul nightclub which left 39 people dead.
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Many of the suspects were detained in provinces bordering Syria - 150 in southeastern Sanliurfa and 47 in the city of Gaziantep.
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