"Around ten of my acquaintances are in jail now," said Magomed-Said Isayev, a Muslim from the Russian North Caucasus mountains, who moved to Istanbul three years ago. Turkey has rejected such suggestions, saying it needed greater intelligence sharing from its allies in order to intercept would-be jihadists. Attacks on TurkeySeveral recent IS attacks in Turkey have been blamed on Russian-speaking attackers. Turkey has provided sanctuary to Muslims from Russia since the 19th century, when the tsars conquered the mainly Muslim North Caucasus region. Kids Behind BarsOne 25-year-old woman from Russia's Dagestan region, told Reuters she had lived openly in Turkey for three years.

Source: Egypt Independent February 17, 2017 17:49 UTC