As a result of joint operations coordinated by the Intelligence Department of the General Directorate of Security, involving the Afyonkarahisar and Eskişehir Provincial Security Directorates' Intelligence Branches and the Afyonkarahisar Provincial Security Directorate's Counter-Terrorism (TEM) Branch, a key fugitive was apprehended in an operation targeting wanted individuals linked to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ).
LAST FUGITIVE MEMBER OF THE 37-PERSON TEAM According to the information obtained, security units tracking former helicopter pilot and dismissed captain Buray Karatepe—who is said to have been part of the 37-member putschist team that attempted to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at his hotel in Marmaris, Muğla, during the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, and who is assessed to be the last fugitive member of the team—have concluded their analysis and technical
surveillance work.
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY Burkay Karatepe, who was wanted with arrest warrants issued on charges of 'attempted assassination of the President,' 'murder of a person due to their public duty,' 'violation of the Military Penal Code,' and 'armed robbery at night in a dwelling with more than one person,' and who was sought with a Red Notice, was captured in an operation carried out by the teams of the Afyonkarahisar Provincial Security Directorate's TEM Branch, and
taken into custody.
'WE CONTINUE OUR FIGHT WITH DETERMINATION' The Ministry of Interior, in a statement, said: 'We continue our fight against FETÖ and its structures with determination. We congratulate our heroic police, our Intelligence Department, and all those who contributed.' ...
