UPDATE - Turkish police capture 7 wanted terrorists in Istanbul

ADDS MORE REMARKS OF INTERIOR MINISTER

By Kaan Bozdogan

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkish security forces captured seven wanted terrorists, including a senior member of far-left DHKP-C group, in a counter-terror operation in Istanbul early Tuesday, the interior minister said.

A DHKP-C terrorist -- the most senior operative of the terror group in Turkey -- was among those arrested, Suleyman Soylu said at a local event in Istanbul.

"Our fight against terrorism is on and will continue without slowing down," Soylu said.

The DHKP-C is responsible for a number of terror attacks in Turkey, including a 2013 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, which martyred a Turkish security guard.

The group is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S., and the EU.

"We have completely overthrown the rural structure of DHKP-C in Turkey," he said.

The police raid also captured terrorists named in the green and grey category of the Interior Ministry's wanted list, Soylu added.

The wanted terrorists list is divided into five color-coded categories, with red as the most wanted, followed by blue, green, orange and gray.