Footage shows Turkish academic before FETÖ-tied murder

ANKARA

Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency has obtained CCTV footage of a supermarket which showed Turkish academic Necip Hablemitoğlu shortly before he was killed in 2002. Hablemitoğlu had branded the FETÖ as a criminal organization in his books.

Ankara University's Hablemitoğlu, known for his research and books on FETÖ, was killed in 2002 in front of his house, but the murder was never solved.

The footage, which was also included in case files in the Turkish capital Ankara, is from a supermarket near Hablemitoğlu's house in Ankara. He was seen walking between the aisles while shopping.

On Dec. 15, a suspected murderer and fugitive linked to FETÖ, the terror group behind the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey, was arrested in Ukraine.

Key suspect in killing of academic Hablemitoğlu arrested in Ukraine

Sought by a Turkish warrant and Interpol on Red Notice since May, Nuri Gokhan B. was first arrested this July in Ukraine for possible extradition, but won the right to house arrest with electronic monitoring.

Now in custody again, the suspect is expected to be extradited to Turkey following a decision by Ukrainian authorities, said sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

In 2015, prosecutors in Turkey’s capital Ankara launched an investigation into FETÖ's involvement in unsolved murders committed between 2000 and 2013.

The murders include those of Behcet Oktay (2009), the head of Ankara police's special operations department, judge candidate Didem Yaylali (2013), and the killing of a member of Turkey’s Council of State (2006).

FETÖ and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gülen orchestrated the defeated coup attempt of July 15, 2016, which left 251 people killedand 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.