Türkiye captures high-profile FETO member wanted for 2016 Erdogan assassination bid
Turkish police apprehended a dismissed army captain and former helicopter pilot in Afyonkarahisar on August 5, 2026. The suspect was a member of the FETO unit that attempted to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Marmaris during the July 2016 coup attempt. Wanted under an Interpol Red Notice, the individual was captured in a joint operation by intelligence and counterterrorism units. The Turkish Interior Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to pursuing all remaining members of the organization responsible for the decade-old failed coup.