Legislator: 53 Turkish families joined IS

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish opposition legislator said Tuesday that at least 53 Turkish families — some with children — had crossed into Syria to join the Islamic State group in the past week alone and accused Turkey’s government of doing little to stem the flow.

Comments by Atilla Kart, a member of main opposition Republican People’s Party, came hours after Turkey’s new prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, strongly rejected Western media reports that said many Turks were swelling the ranks of the jihadi group.