Turkish Foreign Minister Concerned over Potential Terrorist Attacks in Turkey

• 01.18.2015, 10:35
•  Region,  World

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has expressed his concerns regarding the return of Turkish citizens toTurkey after fighting alongside the extremist jihadists in Syria and Iraq, reports Hurriyet Daily News.

According to Çavuşoğlu there are now 500-700 Turkish nationals that have joined the "Islamic State". As Hurriyet informs, the Foreign Minister have expressed his concerns over the threats, particularly over potential terrorist attacks after these people return to the country, by indicating that Turkey is also an open target of ISIL.
"A common concern about the foreign fighters is: What will happen when they return to their countries? We also have this concern," he told a group of reporters traveling with him to Nicosia, the capital of Turkish Cyprus.