Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said Wednesday. Gurlek posted on X that officers had arrested 198 suspects in a simultaneous operation in 34 provinces against "the terrorist organisation Daesh", another name for the Islamic State group. A gunman was killed and two others wounded in Tuesday's shootout with police outside the consulate, with two officers lightly wounded. Twelve of those arrested have been placed in pre-trial detention, including the two wounded gunmen, who were hospitalised, according to the justice ministry. No group has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's shootout. Turkish media reports said the gunman who was killed was a 32-year-old man linked to IS. The interior ministry said he had ties to a "terrorist organisation", and that the two wounded gunmen were brothers with links to drug trafficking. Footage of the shootout showed one of the attackers armed with an automatic rifle, dressed in beige cargo pants and carrying a backpack. Officials said the attackers arrived in a rented vehicle from Izmit, about 86 kilometres (50 miles) from Istanbul. Two police officers intervened and were wounded. Witnesses said the shootout lasted at least 10 minutes. (Bssnews)