TRT television says the Al-Qaeda suspects were detained in simultaneous police raids in the central Anatolian city of Konya on Tuesday. It says they are suspected Al-Qaeda members but gives no other details. Police would not comment.

Earlier this year, police arrested a group accused of planning to attack the US Embassy and another group in the southern city of Adana, which is home to the Incirlik Air Base used by the United States to transfer noncombat supplies to Iraq and Afghanistan. Authorities have said Al-Qaeda planned to attack Incirlik in the past but were deterred by high security.