10 suspects who allegedly helped Burkay Karatepe in FETO's assassination team are in the courthouse
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10 suspects, who were alleged to have provided financial support to former captain Burkay Karatepe, who was a member of the assassination team of President Erdoğan in FETO's July 15 coup attempt and was captured 10 years later, while he was on the run, were referred to Muğla Courthouse.
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Why It Matters
Burkay Karatepe took part in the assassination team against President Erdoğan during the July 15 coup attempt. After being sought as a fugitive for 10 years, he was caught in Afyonkarahisar on August 1.
10 suspects, who were alleged to have provided financial support to former captain Burkay Karatepe, who was a member of the assassination team against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the July 15 coup attempt of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) and was caught while being searched for 10 years, while he was on the run, were sent to the courthouse.
Within the scope of the investigation, the statements of 10 suspects, who were claimed to be connected to Karatepe and provided financial aid to him while he was on the run, were taken at the Muğla Police Department's Anti-Terrorism Branch Directorate.
The suspects, whose procedures were completed, were sent to Muğla Courthouse under extensive security measures.
EVENT
Within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Terrorist Crimes Bureau of the Muğla Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, work was carried out to capture the suspects who were allegedly connected to Karatepe and provided financial aid to him while he was on the run, and 10 suspects identified in Istanbul and Eskişehir were detained in simultaneous operations organized by the teams in the two provinces.
A large number of digital materials were seized during the searches carried out at the suspects' addresses.
Burkay Karatepe, a member of FETO's assassination team, who had been wanted for 10 years, was caught in Afyonkarahisar on August 1 and arrested in Muğla on August 5.
Open Questions
- What is the scope of the financial support provided by the suspects to Karatepe?
- Are there any other suspects within the scope of the investigation?






