Hüseyin Çapkın

A public prosecutor on Feb. 8 demanded up to 15 years in jail for former Istanbul Governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu and former Turkish Police Chief Hüseyin Çapkın on charges of having links to the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ).

An Istanbul court ordered the release of former Police Chief Hüseyin Çapkın in probe over links to Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) on Dec. 19.

Former Istanbul Governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu, who appeared before an Istanbul court on Aug. 24 on charges of having links to the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), has pleaded not guilty, denying all allegations against him. 

An Istanbul court on June 17 ordered the arrest of Ömer Faruk Kavurmacı, the son-in-law of Istanbul mayor Kadir Topbaş, and former Istanbul police chief Hüseyin Çapkın on June 17 for the second time after they had been previously arrested over links to the Gülen movement blamed on the July 2016 failed coup attempt.

Former Istanbul police chief Hüseyin Çapkın surrendered to police late on June 16 after a court in issued an arrest warrant earlier in the day for alleged links to the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ).

Çapkın arrived with his lawyer at the police station on Istanbul's Vatan Street to surrender.

An Istanbul court on June 16 issued a fresh arrest warrant for Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş's son-in-law Ömer Faruk Kavurmacı, whose swift release triggered outrage from the public.

An Istanbul prosecutor sought three aggravated life imprisonments for 15 suspects including former Istanbul Governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu and former Istanbul Police Chief Hüseyin Çapkın on June 8 over their suspected links to the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), Doğan News Agency has reported.