10.08.2026 15:51
Ayşe Alanur Karatepe, the sister of dismissed FETO captain Burkay Karatepe, who was part of the assassination team targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Marmaris during the July 15 treacherous coup attempt and fled in civilian clothes on July 17, 2016, was apprehended in the Menteşe district of Muğla for aiding and abetting her brother during his fugitive period. After her procedures at the police station, Ayşe Alanur Karatepe was referred to the Muğla Courthouse.
Ayşe Alanur Karatepe, the sister of FETÖ-linked dismissed Captain Burkay Karatepe, who was part of the assassination team targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Marmaris during the July 15 treacherous coup attempt and fled in civilian clothes on July 17, 2016, was caught in the Menteşe district of Muğla for aiding and harboring him during his fugitive period. After her procedures at the police station, Ayşe Alanur Karatepe was referred to the Muğla Courthouse.
CAUGHT IN A SAFEHOUSE
Dismissed Captain Burkay Karatepe, who took part in the treacherous coup attempt carried out by members of the FETÖ armed terrorist organization on July 15, 2016, and in the assassination attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the organization's orders, was caught in a safehouse where he was hiding in Afyonkarahisar on August 1, 2026.
In studies conducted by the National Intelligence Organization (MİT), it was determined that the detained Burkay Karatepe had been using the organization's method of communication through texts saved to email since 2023.
PROVIDED ALL KINDS OF AID AND HARBORING
In examinations conducted on the suspect's digital materials, it was determined that the texts within the email contained content regarding food supply, health issues, escape plans abroad, informing his family, and sending financial support. As a result of the studies, Ayşe Alanur Karatepe, his sister who was identified as helping to conceal Burkay Karatepe, was caught in the Menteşe district of Muğla on August 6, 2026.
COUP PLOTTER'S SISTER AT THE COURTHOUSE
In searches conducted in the hotel room where the suspect was staying, in the vehicle with license plate 26 AHA 204 belonging to the suspect, and at her residence in Eskişehir, 3 phones, 2 SIM cards, and 1 digital camera were seized.
Ayşe Alanur Karatepe, the sister of coup plotter Burkay Karatepe, was referred to the prosecutor's office after her procedures at the Muğla Provincial Police Department's Counter-Terrorism Branch Directorate were completed.