TURKEY is allegedly preparing to send jihadists to the disputed territory of Kashmir.

According to sources, Turkish intelligence services are training 100 mercenaries in the southern city of Mersin ahead of their deployment to Kashmir, where they will fight against India.

But the members of the notorious Sultan Murad Brigade are said to be demanding payment up front after complaining that they were not paid in full when sent to Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh.

It is understood that Turkish intelligence has allocated $3,000 (£2,240) per month for each mercenary, a similar figure to that promised in previous covert missions.

Ankara has consistently denied using jihadists in disputed territories such as Nagorno-Karabakh. But it is known to train and deploy militants through the shady Sadat organisation — a private security company with close ties to the Turkish government.

Masood Khan, the president of Azad Kashmir – a western Kashmiri territory nominally administered by Pakistan – said that “the hearty support by Turkey for Kahsmiris in self-determination annoys Indian authorities.”