burkay karatepe

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Burkay Karatepe, a FETÖ-related fugitive terrorist, was recently captured in Afyonkarahisar after 10 years on the run, hiding under a false identity.

Burkay Karatepe, identified as a fugitive terrorist affiliated with the FETÖ organization, was apprehended in Afyonkarahisar following a decade of evasion. Reports explain he concealed his identity by assuming another person's identity and even disguised himself in rags resembling a paper collector. His arrest came after surveillance technologies such as facial recognition identified him, highlighting government efforts to capture high-profile fugitives linked to terrorism.