A simultaneous operation was organized in 81 provinces to capture 968 suspects for whom action was taken in order to expose the secret structure of FETO/PDY and to destroy the connections of the organization. In this context; 5 separate operations were organized by the Ankara Provincial Police Department Anti-Terrorism Branch Directorate under the coordination of the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.

A BLOW TO THE CURRENT STRUCTURE

In the first of the operations, 47 of the 57 suspects for whom a detention order was issued were taken into custody, considering that they were operating within the current structure of the FETO/PDY armed terrorist organization and continuing their organizational activities.

In the second operation targeting FETO’s public and private marriage structure; Within the scope of the investigation, 33 of the 45 people who were considered to continue their activities within the organization were detained in simultaneous operations.

In the efforts carried out to capture the fugitive suspects for whom an arrest warrant was issued for FETO membership, 9 out of 11 suspects were caught.

In the investigation into the Security Secret Structure of FETO, carried out by the Ankara Provincial Police Department’s Organized Crime Branch Directorate under the coordination of the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office; 70 of the 80 personnel who were found to be actively working at different ranks in the General Directorate of Security, who organized the organization meetings and acted together with the organization manager, gave conversations to groups in the absence of the private imam, and were reported to be “Deputy Police Private”, were detained.

7 of the 12 suspects, 4 of whom were active public officials, who were determined to have used FETO’s organizational communication program ByLock, carried out under the coordination of the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, were detained. Thus, 166 of the 205 suspects for whom detention orders were issued in 5 operations in Ankara were detained. It was reported that investigations to capture the other suspects are being carried out in a multifaceted and meticulous manner.

DESCRIBED

78 suspects were detained in the operation carried out simultaneously in 13 provinces centered in Istanbul.

It was determined that the organization, which was determined to be trying to recruit new employees by dividing Istanbul into so-called regions and assigning so-called responsible people, held organizational meetings via internet-based applications for the purpose of organizational secrecy, and directed university students to training camps in countries that do not require visas in order to keep them within the organization and recruit new employees.

During the searches carried out at the suspects’ addresses, 1 million 69 thousand 310 TL, 78 thousand 800 American dollars, 6 thousand 330 euros, 130 pounds sterling, 765 grams of gold and many digital materials were seized.

SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION UNDER THE NAME OF Qurban Donation
In addition, secret witness statements about the suspects, who were determined to have collected money under the name of charity and donations, made money transfers and maintained organizational communication in Istanbul, Yalova, Kırklareli and Tekirdağ, digital data, evidence regarding contact with the secret structure of the organization, sending money under the name of sacrifice, scholarship and donation, and consecutive call records from pay phones were also included in the file.

“THE WILL OF OUR NATION…”
In the joint statement shared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Justice regarding the operation; “While the provinces with the highest number of suspects within the scope of the operation are Ankara, Izmir and Istanbul, studies on the current structures, secret structures and related elements of the organization are carried out meticulously in our other provinces. As the Ministries of Justice and Internal Affairs, under the leadership of our President, we will continue our fight with determination in strong coordination with our Police and Gendarmerie Agencies, Chief Public Prosecutor’s Offices and all relevant institutions. No terrorist organization and no focus of tutelage is against the will of our beloved nation and the survival of our state.” “And we will not allow him to attack our legal system.”

The National Intelligence Organization (MİT) caught Talip Güler, codenamed “Abdüsselam Türki”, who was operating on behalf of the terrorist organization DAESH and wanted with a yellow notice, and brought him to Türkiye in an operation. As a result of the work carried out by MİT, it was determined that Talip Güler, who was wanted with a yellow notice, crossed into Syria illegally in January 2014. Talip Güler, who was found to be the brother of Kasım Güler, who was caught and brought to Türkiye in 2021 and operates as the so-called “Turkey province responsible” of DAESH and the so-called financial officer of the DAESH/Faruk Office, was found to be carrying out his activities in Syria in contact with the organization’s leaders, especially his brother Kasım Güler. In the statement of Talip Güler, who was followed step by step after Kasım Güler was caught and brought to Türkiye; It was learned that he made a detailed confession regarding his radicalization process in Türkiye, his illegal passage to Syria, his participation in DAESH, and the activities he carried out within DAESH with his older brother Kasım Güler. With these studies carried out by MİT; It has been reported that efforts are being made to prevent the terrorist organization DAESH’s action plans against Türkiye, to reveal the recruitment of DAESH elements, and to capture the action plans.

The Republic of Türkiye was subjected to one of the bloodiest treason attempts in its history on July 15, 2016. However, that night, not only a coup attempt was suppressed; At the same time, it has been proven to the whole world that love of the country is a legacy that lasts for generations. One of the most concrete examples of this legacy was the sons of Special Operations Director Ali Er, who was martyred in Hakkari on July 14, 1992. Martyr Special Operations Branch Manager Ali Er was Türkiye’s first martyr Special Operations Police Chief and one of the founders of the organization. Ali Er, who was Süleyman Demirel’s close guard for 9 years, was martyred in the treacherous ambush set up by terrorists on July 14, 1992, at the Başkale Güzeldere pass on the Van-Hakkari highway. After their father’s martyrdom, all three of his sons chose police as a profession. Years after their father’s martyrdom, Ali Er’s two sons, Eraslan and Volkan Er, who are the Chief of Police, were in the square on the night of July 15, on different fronts but for the same purpose. While Volkan Er, who was on the staff of Ankara Police Department, became a veteran of the conflict with the coup plotters in the Ankara Police Department campus that night, Eraslan Er, who was the Special Operations Branch Manager of Ankara Police Department at that time, was at the head of the team that dispersed the focus of betrayal in Beştepe.

THE CENTER OF BETRAYAL IN BEŞTEPE: GENERAL COMMAND OF THE GENDARMERIE

One of the most critical targets of the coup attempt was the Gendarmerie General Command headquarters in Beştepe. Former colonel Erkan Öktem and the coup plotters with him occupied the headquarters and took the senior officers of the period hostage. That night, Turgut Aslan, then TEM Department Head, was detained by the traitors along with his bodyguards.

“HE WAS A MARTYR, BUT HE LEAVED BRAVE CHILDREN TO THE COUNTRY”

During the operation launched by the Special Operations teams to take back the headquarters, Eraslan Er, then Ankara Special Operations Branch Director, managed to enter the building with his team at the first light of the morning. Search and rescue teams found Turgut Aslan and his bodyguard Hasan Gülhan, shot in the head, in the outbuilding of the building. Turgut Aslan, whose bodyguard was martyred, was still alive. Eraslan Er cleaned the blood on Aslan’s face, checked his pulse, and rushed him to the ambulance accompanied by shields. The most striking aspect of this rescue operation was expressed by Turgut Aslan himself years later: Eraslan Er, the head of the team that saved Aslan, was the son of Aslan’s comrade-in-arms Ali Er, who was martyred in 1992. In his post on the death anniversary of martyr Ali Er, Turgut Aslan said, “Today is the martyrdom anniversary of my friend, Special Operations Director, Ali Er, who was martyred in Hakkari in 1992. By God’s will, his son, Special Operations Director Eraslan Er, was at the head of the team that found and saved me on July 16, 2016. Another son, Volkan Er, became a veteran on July 15. He was martyred, but this is the case for the country.” “He left brave sons,” he said.

“YOU CAN’T CARRY THAT GLORIOUS UNIFORM!”

Later in the operation, when the coup plotters began to surrender, an unforgettable image occurred. Eraslan Er, head of the Police Special Operations, and Gendarmerie Special Operations Teams under the control of Gendarmerie Brigadier General Ahmet Hacıoğlu, who fought against the coup plotters, stripped the clothes of the traitors who used the glorious uniform of the Turkish army for the purposes of the terrorist organization. The coup plotters were stripped of their uniforms in the headquarters garden and made to kneel before the justice of the Turkish nation.

RADIO RECORDINGS: “FREE FIRE TO CITIZENS”

Wireless recordings included in the case files once again revealed the ruthlessness of the traitors. It was determined that Erkan Öktem, who managed the headquarters, gave instructions to the helicopter pilots and the coup plotters inside, such as “shoot the police vehicles”, “do not approach civilians”, “they are the target, shooting is free”. The order to target the police and citizens especially around the Hisarcıklıoğlu Mosque showed the extent of treason. After the headquarters was surrounded by the police, Öktem requested air attack support from the coup plotters in the Land Aviation Command and asked the helicopter pilot to destroy especially the armored police vehicles.

İŞTEO BETRAYAL CONVERSATIONS

Helicopter pilot: There is a small mosque among the tall buildings, it is called Hisarcıklıoğlu Mosque. There’s a police car here, west of the building, right below us.
Öktem: Whether he gets shot or not, he is the one who causes the most trouble.
Öktem: That is Hisarcıklıoğlu Mosque, all police vehicles around it should be shot.
Öktem: Cobra, gendarmerie.
Helicopter pilot: I’m listening.
Öktem: There are constructions around the mosque, they (police) are hiding there. Armored vehicles should be shot, please.
Helicopter pilot: Cobra, gendarmerie.
Helicopter pilot: Agreed.
Öktem: Understood, understood. There is a police armored car in the underpass. If you can see it, shoot it.
Helicopter pilot: The armored vehicle is right below us. Look, there are armored vehicles next to the mosque.
Öktem: The armored men next to the mosque should be shot.

JUSTICE HAS BEEN DONE, PROPAGANDA HAS COLLAPSED

Over the years, the judicial process was completed and 86 defendants, including Erkan Öktem, were sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for “attempting to overthrow the constitutional order”. Even though FETO’s media imams, who escaped when the coup failed, engaged in black propaganda activities targeting Eraslan Er and other heroes on social media, the facts remained clear as day. The images of Turgut Aslan being led to execution with his hands tied also refuted the organization’s lies that “we did not do it”. On the 10th anniversary of July 15, Turkey once again declares its commitment to democracy to the whole world, thanks to the children who carry the legacy of martyrs like Ali Er on their shoulders and the veterans who stand tall like Turgut Aslan.

The AK Party is taking an important step to prevent murders such as Ahmet Minguzzi and Atlas Çağlayan, which caused great outrage in the public, and to avoid creating a “perception of impunity” in society. The regulation that changes the punishment and execution system for children who commit crimes is expected to be presented to the Speaker of the Parliament today. AK Party Group Deputy Chairman Leyla Şahin Usta will hold a press conference today. The Master will give information about the proposal they will submit to the Speaker of the Parliament, which includes regulations regarding juvenile criminals under the age of 18.

DIGITAL TRACKING SYSTEM
Within the scope of the proposal, it is planned to introduce a gradual punishment and execution system according to crimes committed under the age of 18 in order to prevent children from being used by gangs and dragged into crime. The proposal envisages that children who commit crimes will be taken to juvenile education homes, not directly but after serving a certain amount of punishment. It is also emphasized that, as in England, a “digital tracking system” will be introduced for children who are released from prison or who have received unpaid sentences, and that they will prevent them from committing crimes in the digital environment. The suggestions here were also used while preparing the proposal.

With the launch held at İBN Haldun University, the first corporate university application of Notmatix, the first artificial intelligence-supported measurement and evaluation platform developed in Türkiye, was introduced. Necmeddin Bilal Erdoğan, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Ibn Haldun University, attended the event held in Başakşehir, Istanbul, and made evaluations about the global effects of artificial intelligence and its future in education.

Erdoğan stated that the human and moral dimension of technology should be questioned and said, “We need to benefit from the blessings of artificial intelligence. However, is this technology developed to solve certain problems of humanity or just to benefit someone? The important thing is whether artificial intelligence will serve justice and peace.”

Erdoğan said, “Those who catch the breakthrough created by artificial intelligence will be able to close the gap quickly. This is valid for Türkiye, companies and all educational institutions.” Stating that the Notmatix project will make things easier in education and strengthen individual tracking, Bilal Erdoğan stated that he believes that the platform will make a great contribution to academic studies.