01.04.2026 15:13
Murat Kalaç, a former Gendarmerie Senior Major listed in the yellow category of the Ministry of Interior's wanted terrorists list, was captured at an address in Ankara where he was hiding, having been identified as having served at the General Command of Gendarmerie Headquarters during the July 15 coup attempt.
The police teams in Ankara identified the location where fugitive FETÖ member, dismissed from public service, Senior Major Murat Kalaç was hiding.
WANTED FOR 10 YEARS
The teams of the Ankara Police Department's Counter-Terrorism Branch captured the suspect, who had been wanted for 10 years and was seeking to have a hidden compartment made at the address where he was hiding.
TOOK AN ACTIVE ROLE ON JULY 15
It was stated that Kalaç, who is in the yellow category of the Ministry of Interior's Wanted Terrorists List, was on duty at the General Command of Gendarmerie Headquarters on the night of the July 15 coup attempt and had an active role in the coup attempt, for which there was an arrest warrant issued by the Ankara 23rd Heavy Penal Court. After the procedures, Kalaç was arrested and sent to prison.