A fugitive who had been wanted for 7 years was captured in Bodrum.

A fugitive who had been wanted for 7 years was captured in Bodrum.

06.01.2026 21:47

In an operation carried out by police teams in the Bodrum district of Muğla, 48-year-old Kenan Yarış, who has been on the run since 2019 and has a confirmed prison sentence of 24 years, was captured. The convict, who was caught red-handed in a car near a gas station and has files for four separate crimes, was arrested by the court he was brought to and sent to prison.

Kenan Yarış, who has been a fugitive since 2019 in Bodrum district of Muğla and has a confirmed prison sentence of 24 years, was caught red-handed in the car where he was hiding during an operation carried out by police teams.

POINT OPERATION BY PUBLIC ORDER TEAMS

Teams from the Bodrum District Police Department's Public Order Bureau obtained information that a fugitive they had been tracking for a long time was in the district. Technical and physical surveillance was initiated for 48-year-old Kenan Yarış, who was wanted for four separate serious crimes, including violation of residential immunity, theft, damage to property, and armed robbery.

ESCAPE ENDED AT THE GAS STATION

As a result of the surveillance, the vehicle in which the fugitive convict was located was identified. Kenan Yarış, in the car that was intercepted near a gas station, was taken into custody before he had a chance to resist the police. It was revealed that the individual, whose identity was confirmed, had managed to evade security forces for a full 7 years.

DIRECTLY FROM THE COURT TO PRISON

After completing the procedures at the police station, the convict was transferred to Bodrum Courthouse under heavy security measures. Yarış, whose confirmed prison sentence of 24 years and 5 days was read to him, was arrested by the court and sent to prison.

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