All defendants of the 2013 bomb attack in Hatay's Reyhanlı district, in which 53 people lost their lives, were caught as a result of operations coordinated by the National Intelligence Organization (MİT).
According to information obtained from security sources, terrorist Mihraç Ural, the suspect of the 2013 bomb attack in Reyhanlı district in which 53 people lost their lives, was caught at the Syrian border while trying to escape abroad.
The process, which started with the capture of terrorist Yusuf Nazik in 2018 against the perpetrators of the Reyhanlı attack under the coordination of MİT, continued with the capture of terrorist Muhammed Dib Koralı and terrorist Temir Dükancı in 2025, and terrorist Ömer al-Hatip in 2026.
All four names were brought to Türkiye through operations held on different dates.
Finally, as a result of a coordinated operation carried out by the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and the Syrian General Intelligence Service, the terrorist Mihraç Ural, who was wanted in the "red category", was captured on the Syrian border.
Terrorist Yusuf Nazik was caught in Latakia
Terrorist Yusuf Nazik, one of the organizers of the Reyhanlı attack, was captured and brought to Türkiye during an operation carried out by MİT in Latakia, Syria, on September 12, 2018.
It was stated that Nazik, the terrorist who was 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, terrorist Nazik stated that he sought action in Türkiye with the instructions he received from Syrian intelligence, conducted reconnaissance for alternative targets and organized the bringing of explosives from Syria to Türkiye.
Nazik, who admitted that he provided two vehicles to plant explosives in the vehicles, also gave information about the terrorist Mihraç Ural, who was said to have played a role in the attacks.
Terrorist Muhammed Dib Koralı was captured in Syria
Approximately 6 years after the terrorist Nazik was captured, terrorist Muhammed Dib Koralı, who was among the planners of the attack, was also captured in an operation by MİT.
Terrorist Koralı, who is said to have played a role in procuring the bombs, was brought to Türkiye during an operation in Syria on January 14, 2025.
MİT determined the hiding place of terrorist Koralı, based on the information received from field agents. It was stated that terrorist Koralı brought the bombs from Latakia to Hatay in accordance with the instructions he received from the Syrian intelligence service.
Terrorist Temir Dükancı's escape plan to Lebanon was foiled
Another name captured in 2025 with the coordination of MİT was terrorist Temir Dükancı.
It was determined that the terrorist Dukanci, who is said to be affiliated with the Syrian intelligence, helped transfer the explosives used in the Reyhanli attack to Türkiye by sea and provided the vehicles to carry the explosives.
It was determined that the terrorist Dukanci, who was being followed by MİT, was planning to escape to Lebanon following the developments in Syria. It was also determined that terrorist Dükancı was gathering members of the organization here and preparing for an action against Türkiye's representatives abroad and was looking for fake passports.
Terrorist 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 Türkiye.
Terrorist Omar Al-Khatib was captured while fleeing to Europe
Terrorist Ömer al-Hatip took part in the last phase of the operations against the perpetrators of the Reyhanlı attack. Terrorist 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 the terrorist Al-Hatip, who was stated to have taken part 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 terrorist El-Hatip entered Türkiye via Hatay in February 2013, together with terrorist Yusuf Nazik, and took part in determining the points where the attack would be carried out.
Terrorist Mihraç Ural, one of the most critical names of the attack, was also captured
Terrorist Mihraç Ural, one of the so-called managers of the "Emergencyists" structure formed by people who left the terrorist organization THKP-C, was caught on the Syrian border.
MİT and Syrian General Intelligence Service had been following terrorist Mihraç Ural closely for a long time.
Terrorist Ural was captured in Syria on the night of October 14, in an operation carried out as a result of the coordinated work of MİT and Syrian intelligence.
Terrorist Ural was living illegally and constantly hiding after the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria.
MİT and Syrian intelligence were after the terrorist Ural. Intelligence obtained between the two countries' services was shared, and time was being waited for the capture of terrorist Ural.
Recently, intelligence information has been obtained that terrorist Ural is trying to relocate out of concern that he will be caught. Within the framework of the information in question, terrorist Ural was caught while trying to cross the Syrian border last night.
History of the incident
There were two separate bomb terrorist attacks in Hatay's Reyhanlı district on May 11, 2013, in which 53 people died and many were injured. 912 residences, 891 workplaces and 148 vehicles were damaged in the explosions next to Reyhanlı Municipality and in front of the PTT building.
The decision in the Reyhanlı attack case, which was transferred to Ankara for security reasons, was announced on February 23, 2018. Accordingly, of the 33 people whose trial was ongoing regarding the bomb attack, 9 were sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment and 13 were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment.
The court separated the file of the fugitive defendants, including Mihraç Ural, the ringleader of the THKP-C/Acilciler organization.
