Istanbul (CNN)Turkish authorities have arrested 21 people -- including three foreigners -- suspected of belonging to ISIS, Turkey's semiofficial Anadolu news agency reported Friday.
Anti-terror police carried out simultaneous raids in four areas, including Istanbul, the news agency said. The other arrests were in northwestern Kocaeli province and the southern provinces of Sanliurfa, which borders Syria, and Mersin.
Those arrested are accused of being members of ISIS who helped recruit people to join the extremist group, Anadolu said.
The three foreigners were preparing to cross the border into Syria, it added.