He didn't return after being granted leave from prison! The fugitive was caught while trying to escape to Greece by swimming.

A fugitive who was detained in a prison in Antalya and did not return after being released on leave was caught in the sea while trying to swim to an island.

CAUGHT WHILE TRYING TO CROSS TO GREECE

The Coast Guard Antalya Group Command teams initiated an operation to search for M.H.K., a prison escapee who did not return after being released on leave.

The teams apprehended M.H.K. when he was trying to swim from Başak Island (Meis) to Kızılhisar Island in the Kaş district. M.H.K. was taken into custody and transferred to the Kaş Republic Prosecutor's Office after the necessary procedures.

These images captured by cameras are the only evidence of what happened.