It has been revealed that Turkish scientist Furkan Dölek, who had been missing for days in the United States, has been detained.

04.09.2025 04:00

It has been revealed that Dr. Furkan Dölek, a Turkish scientist working at leading research centers in the world such as CERN and Fermilab, which is affiliated with the U.S. Department of Energy, has been detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and is being held in New York, after being out of contact for several days.

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The fate of Turkish scientist Dr. Furkan Dölek, who has been unreachable for days in the USA, has been revealed.

IT HAS EMERGED THAT HE WAS DETAINED

In a statement made by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), it was revealed that Dr. Dölek was detained as a result of an application made through his case number and is being held at the CBP Messana Border Patrol Station in New York. It was reported that many Turkish lawyers have attempted to contact Dölek, who has not yet been granted the right to make phone calls.

IRREGULARITIES HE IDENTIFIED GOT HIM IN TROUBLE

It was claimed that Dr. Dölek was removed from his position after reporting some irregularities and security vulnerabilities in the laboratories where he worked as a data specialist in the USA to the U.S. Department of Energy, and as a result of the mobbing he faced.

HE HAD STARTED A SOLO WALK TO CANADA

Dr. Dölek's family stated that his legal rights were taken away after his visa was revoked and that he was not given a release document from Virginia Tech. Following this, it was noted that Dölek, who started a solo walk to Canada to make his voice heard, was detained about a week ago in the Mohawk region and taken to the CBP Messana NY Border Patrol Station.

HE HAD WORKED AT CERN AND FERMILAB

Dr. Dölek, who completed his master's degree in the Physics Department of Çukurova University, was sent abroad with a full scholarship by the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority. After completing his doctorate in Switzerland, he was invited to Virginia Tech University in the USA for academic studies in 2023, and he worked at leading research centers in the world, such as CERN and Fermilab, which is affiliated with the U.S. Department of Energy.