The pursuit of the perpetrators of the Reyhanlı attack, in which 53 people lost their lives, continued for years. The process, which started with the capture of Yusuf Nazik in 2018, continued with the capture of Muhammed Dib Koralı and Temir Dükancı in 2025 and Ömer al-Hatip in 2026. All four names were brought to Turkey through operations held on different dates.
Finally, as a result of a coordinated operation by the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and the Syrian General Intelligence Service, Mihraç Ural, who was wanted in the "red category", was captured at the border in Syria.
On May 11, 2013, an attack was carried out with bomb vehicles at two different points in Reyhanlı district of Hatay. 53 people died and many were injured in the explosions. In the investigation launched after the attack, the people who carried out and organized the attack were investigated. While some suspects were captured, it was determined that some others fled to Syria. Efforts to capture the suspects who fled abroad continued for years.
2018 - YUSUF NAZİK CAUGHT IN LAZKYIA
Yusuf Nazik, one of the organizers of the attack, was captured and brought to Turkey during an operation carried out by MİT in Latakia, Syria, on September 12, 2018. It was stated that Nazik, who is in the blue category on the list of wanted terrorists, established contact with Syrian intelligence and directed the perpetrators of the attack.
In his preliminary interrogation, Nazik explained that he sought action in Turkey with the instructions he received from Syrian intelligence, conducted reconnaissance for alternative targets, and organized the bringing of explosives from Syria to Turkey. He also admitted that he provided two transit type vehicles and arranged for explosives to be placed in the vehicles. He also gave information about the resistance Syrian leader Mihraç Ural, who is said to have played a role in the attacks.
2025 - MUHAMMED DİB KORALI WAS CAUGHT IN SYRIA
Approximately six years after Nazik was captured, Muhammed Dib Koralı, who was among the planners of the attack, was also captured in an operation by MİT. Koralı, who is said to have played a role in procuring the bombs, was brought to Turkey during the operation held in Syria on January 14, 2025.
MİT determined Koralı's hiding place in line with the information received from field agents. It was stated that Koralı brought the bombs from Latakia to Hatay in accordance with the instructions he received from the Syrian intelligence service Al Muhaberat.
TEMİR DÜKANCI'S ESCAPE PLAN TO LEBANON WAS BLOCKED
Another person caught in 2025 was Temir Dükancı. It was determined that Dükancı, who is said to be affiliated with Syrian intelligence, helped transport the explosives used in the Reyhanlı attack to Turkey by sea and provided the vehicles to carry the explosives.
It was determined that Dükancı, who was being followed by MİT, was planning to escape to Lebanon following the developments in Syria. It was also determined that Dükancı was preparing an action against Turkey's representatives abroad by gathering members of the organization here and was looking for fake passports.
Dükancı, who is in the orange category on the list of those wanted for terrorism, was captured during an operation on the Syria-Lebanon border and brought to Turkey.
2026 - OMER EL-HATIP WAS CAUGHT WHILE RUNNING TO EUROPE
Ömer al-Hatip took part in the last phase of the operations against the perpetrators of the attack. Al-Hatip, who was wanted with a red notice, was captured by MİT on October 1, 2026, while trying to escape to Europe by sea.
It was stated that al-Khatib, who was stated to have been involved in the planning and organization of the attack, ensured the coordination between the perpetrators of the attack and the intelligence members affiliated with the Bashar Assad administration. It was stated that El-Hatip entered Turkey via Hatay in February 2013 together with Yusuf Nazik and took part in determining the points where the attack would be carried out.
While more than 13 years have passed since the Reyhanlı attack, four people involved in the organization of the attack were captured and brought to Turkey during operations carried out on different dates. The process, which started with the capture of Yusuf Nazik in 2018, continued with the capture of the other three names.
