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Investigation into the U.S. Embassy drive-by shooting, which occurred on Aug. 20, in the Turkish capital has been completed on Thursday, according to a judicial source.
The indictment prepared by Ankara public prosecutor Murat Ozcan has designated Ahmet Celikten and Osman Gundas -- who allegedly carried out the attack -- and Gundas’ boss Ersin Bayram as well as Talip Bora Kilic -- the owner of the vehicle that was presumably used during the attack -- as suspects.
The indictment was sent to the 32nd Heavy Penal Court in Ankara.
According to the investigations, the suspects, Gundas and Bayram, allegedly communicated with the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) with cell phone.
Fresh footage obtained by Anadolu Agency shows putschists martyring a civilian during a deadly coup attempt staged by Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) in Turkey on July 15, 2016.The security footage of the Turkish General Staff Headquarters was included to the related case heard at the 17th High Criminal Court of capital Ankara regarding the defeated coup attempt.In the video, the putschist soldiers engage in intense violence against a civilian inside an armored vehicle.About a minute later, the civilian apparently lost his life and is kicked out of the vehicle -- naked -- by the putschist soldiers.Video: New footage shows putschists martyring civilian in FETÖ coup attemptThe dead body remains in the middle of the road for many minutes before being taken towards the woods by other soldiers.After three-and-a-half hours, the same armored vehicle comes back to the same place in search of the body and the putschists look for the corpse in a hurry.Other soldiers show where the body is and after reaching it, the putschist soldiers from the armored vehicle get away from the scene.FETÖ and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gülen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.Ankara also accuses FETÖ of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.Turkey deals heavy blow to FETÖ’s army structure
New footage shows putschists martyring civilian in FETÖ coup attempt
The anti-terror branch of Ankara’s Security Directorate said Gundas had apparently shared videos of Fetullah Gulen, the ringleader of the terror group behind the July 15, 2016 defeated coup.
Bayram also allegedly downloaded smartphone applications linked to the terrorist organization.
According to the Ankara Governor's Office, Celikten and Gundas confessed their involvement in the attack.
Footage from city surveillance cameras shows that Celikten and Gundas scouted the area outside the embassy building 20 minutes before the attack.
The suspects face up to 55 years in prison.
Over the last year a total of 722 suspects have been arrested over alleged links to the terror group behind the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey, as part of an ongoing investigation of the group's infiltration of the Turkish army, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency.Prosecutors determined that suspected Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) members of the army and their civilian seniors -- so-called “imams” -- communicated via land lines or pay phones. For the investigation, since Nov. 29, 2017, prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for 989 soldiers, including 159 still wanted by Turkish authorities. Among the arrested 523 were soldiers who are suspected members of FETO, according to the data. Under the penitence law, a total of 307 soldiers who are reportedly FETO members were released on judicial control. A total of 199 civilian suspects who reportedly led these soldiers were remanded in custody under the investigation. FETÖ and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.Ankara also accuses FETÖ of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.Seven Daesh-linked suspects held in eastern TurkeyTurkey arrests 18 FETÖ terror suspects in nationwide raidsIndonesian Islamic scholars council declares FETÖ haramTurkish police arrest 23 FETÖ-linked suspects
Turkey deals heavy blow to FETÖ’s army structure
FETÖ and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup on July 15, 2016, which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.
Ankara also accuses FETÖ of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.