Exclusive: How Istanbul Became a Recruiting Ground for Islamic State
By Alev Scott and Alexander Christie-Miller / September 12, 2014 3:11 AM EDT
When Deniz Sahin’s ex-husband phoned out of the blue to say he wanted to see their two young children, the call came as a welcome surprise. The father, a former alcoholic, who had kicked his addiction and turned instead to fundamentalist Islam, had shown little interest in his children for the past year, but she thought they missed him.
More:Exclusive: How Istanbul Became a Recruiting Ground for Islamic State
