While Turkey's support for ISIS continues to be debated, it has emerged that a 'Jihadi hospital' has been opened for ISIS members in the city of Antep (Gaziantep). Officials at the hospital made no effort to conceal state support for the bringing of gang members, saying: "we come from the border entirely under state supervision".

Birgün newspaper published pictures of the private hospital in Antep where ISIS members wounded in Syria and Rojava receive treatment.

According to Birgün, the 6-storey hospital 1 kilometre from the Antep Governor's office was established for the treatment of Islamic Front militants. In the last 8 months at least 700 gang members have been treated here.  

According to information provided by İMKANDER Antep representative Sait Gökdere the funding for the hospital came from his organisation, while cleaning materials and food is provided by the AKP Şahinbey municipality.

Gökdere felt no need to conceal the support of the AKP Government, saying: "Before our Islamic fighter friends were coming to Turkey and receiving disgraceful treatment on account of overcrowding in the hospitals. Now, thanks to the government we have a 75-bed rehabilitation centre in Gaziantep and we come across the border under state supervision."

The network functions like this: gang members are brought from Syria in vehicles that start out from Antep, and taken to Kilis, where they receive initial treatment. If there are no beds available there they are taken to Antep. If there are no beds there, they are sent to Ankara or Istanbul.