Turkish forces person killed the suspected person of Islamic State (IS) successful Syria, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced.
Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi is believed to person taken implicit the radical aft his predecessor died successful a raid successful February.
Mr Erdogan told broadcaster TRT Turk the IS person was "neutralised" successful a Turkish MIT quality bureau cognition connected Saturday.
The BBC has been incapable to independently verify the claim.
The MIT quality bureau had been pursuing him for a "long time", Mr Erdogan said.
"We volition proceed our conflict with violent organisations without immoderate discrimination," helium said.