3 terror suspects fleeing to Greece nabbed in Türkiye

By Hakan Mehmet Sahin

EDIRNE, Türkiye (AA) - Turkish forces nabbed three terror suspects who were trying to illegally flee to Greece from Türkiye, security sources said on Tuesday.

A total of three people were caught by Turkish border guards, including one suspected member of the PKK terror group and two members of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group behind the defeated 2016 coup in Türkiye.

The suspects were nabbed at the forbidden military zone near the Meric district of the northwestern Edirne province, said the sources, requesting anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

FETO orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, in Türkiye, in which 251 people were killed and 2,734 injured.

Ankara accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.

In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the US, and the EU – has been responsible for the deaths of more than 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.

* Writing by Gozde Bayar