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A threat originating from the lack of cooperation on the part of the Greek government in cracking down on an ultra-leftist terrorist group that targets Turkish and US interests has escalated into one of planned suicide attacks, according to intelligence sources, Today's Zaman has learned.
The members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C) who Greece has been deporting to Syria due to international pressure instead of extraditing them to Turkey are preparing for a series of large-scale suicide attacks in major Turkish cities such as İstanbul, Ankara and İzmir, according to government sources, who shared the confidential reports with Today's Zaman.
Strict measures have been taken in the border provinces of Turkey, particularly those that neighbor Syria, against these possible terrorist attacks. The National Police Department warned all security units across Turkey about the planned attacks by DHKP/C members against several government institutions and political parties. According to warnings that the police sent to security units, the DHKP/C is preparing to target headquarters and branch offices of political parties, in particular the branch offices of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party). The police also warned the security units to take strict security measures around the headquarters and branch offices of political parties.
The issue of cooperation on terrorism between Turkey and Greece, which has been lacking for years, was among the topics on the agenda in a meeting between Greek Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos and his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoğlu, on July 19 in Ankara, Turkish diplomatic sources said.
While Turkish diplomatic sources downplay the lack of progress on the issue, intelligence sources indicate there has been no improvement on the Greek side in cracking down on terror cells that breed and shelter terrorists attacking Turkey.
There is a consensus between the two countries on the issue of terrorism. The two countries will work in cooperation against all terrorist organizations, said the official from the Turkish Foreign Ministry, without elaborating on the details.
The decades-old terrorism problem has created serious troubles between both countries as Athens turned a blind eye to suspects for whom its neighbor had issued a red notice regarding their terrorist actions.
Turkey complains that Greece did not take any concrete steps to extradite the suspects to Turkey and in fact condoned their training in the Lavrion refugee camp, which operates under the auspices of the United Nations. The issue became heightened when a suicide attack at the entrance of the US Embassy in Ankara on Feb. 1 set the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in motion to take measures against the members of the DHKP/C.
Terrorist group may again target US interests in Turkey
Ecevit Şanlı, who carried out the bombing at the US Embassy that killed a guard as well as himself, was among the terrorists who were trained at Lavrion, before taking a ferry to Turkey on Jan. 30. He then traveled to Ankara to carry out the deadly attack, according to Turkish intelligence sources.
Greece started to expel terrorists at the Lavrion refugee camp after pressure from the US. But instead of handing them over to Turkish authorities, intelligence last month indicated that the terrorists were making their way to Syria's northern Latakia Governorate.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has provided sanctuary and a training camp for the terrorists coming from Greece since May, according to security units. It was also reported that only suicide bombers were send to Syria while other terrorists remain in Greece.
Relations between Turkey and Greece -- former foes turned partners -- gained momentum after the meeting of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in early March. Samaras also promised support during the March 4 meeting. He said: Terrorist events not only have negative consequences for Turkey and Greece, but they also have consequences for the whole world. We must fight against it.
A few days after the meeting in which Erdoğan voiced his demand about the closure of the Lavrion training camp, Greek police announced that they had closed all of the terrorist camps and detained 14 members of the DHKP/C in their operations against the suspects. Among the suspects were also terrorists identified by Turkish intelligence units who were in preparation for attacks; however, Greece set the suspects free after they gave statements to the police on the grounds that they have not participated in any attacks.
After the prime minister's meeting in İstanbul, Greece also planned to extradite to Turkey a leader of the terrorist Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (MLKP). This move strengthened the ties between the countries, but Greece declined to extradite the people that Turkey has suspected for many years. Yet the latest reports that were released after the leaders' meeting say that the Court of Appeals nullified the decision to extradite Zeki Gürbüz to Turkey. Gürbüz was issued a red notice for terrorist activities by Turkey, but will be released according to the ruling.
Gürbüz was not the only one sought by Turkey and Interpol but released by a Greek court. The Thessaloniki Supreme Court decided not to extradite Nevzat Kalaycı to Turkey, a Turkish citizen who was sought for being a member of the DHKP/C and attending illegal activities in İzmir between 1993-1996, by Turkish security units and Interpol in October 2012. There are also some members who have been issued six arrest warrants, such as Ali Ercan G., who is reported to be in Greece now.
Turkish security units sent their reports on 15 long-sought suicide bombers to all countries in September 2012. Specifying the fact that the terrorists receive special training in Greece's Lavrion camp, the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and National Police Department contacted Greek officials. Photos and information about the terrorists, who have been making preparations for suicide bombings, were shared with Greek intelligence units.
After the information-sharing between the two countries, Greek police took 14 people, including Fadik Adıyaman, Nevzat Kalaycı, Ali Temiz and Havva Suiçmez , into custody. However, 13 suspects were set free after being questioned; only Suiçmez was sent to prison. Among the information that was shared with Greece, the names of the terrorists Hüseyin Çakıl, Çağdaş Ozan Yavanoğlu, Fadik Adıyaman, Mustafa Yılmaz, Şerif Turunç, Ali Temiz, Nevzat Kalaycı, İsmail Zat, İleni Açıkgöz, Kadir Kaya, , Mehmet Yaman Hasan Koşar, Zöhre Yılmaz and Havva Suiçmez, who started hunger strikes in several prisons in 1996, were also on the list.
Turkish requests rejected
In spite of the warnings from Turkey, four terrorists in Greece, Ali Ercan G., Seval A., Muharrem K., Murat K., who received training in Greece's Lavrion camp, carried out attacks in Turkey. While Ali Ercan G. and Seval A. organized attacks on police checkpoints in İstanbul, Muharrem K. raided the headquarters of the AK Party in Ankara and Murat K. carried out an assault on the Ministry of Justice. Şemsettin K. and Bulut Y. were arrested in Edirne after they entered Turkey. A police search for Harika K. and Ferih E. is still under way.
Today's Zaman asked the Greek Embassy to comment on the allegations raised in this story. However, the embassy did not responded by the time the paper went to print.
The Lavrion refugee camp in Greece is known to be home to members of several illegal organizations, including the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the DHKP/C, which are recognized by Turkey, the United States and the European Union as terrorist organizations.
Terrorists sheltered by Greece may attack Turkish, American interests
The members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C) who Greece has been deporting to Syria due to international pressure instead of extraditing them to Turkey are preparing for a series of large-scale suicide attacks in major Turkish cities such as İstanbul, Ankara and İzmir, according to government sources, who shared the confidential reports with Today's Zaman.
Strict measures have been taken in the border provinces of Turkey, particularly those that neighbor Syria, against these possible terrorist attacks. The National Police Department warned all security units across Turkey about the planned attacks by DHKP/C members against several government institutions and political parties. According to warnings that the police sent to security units, the DHKP/C is preparing to target headquarters and branch offices of political parties, in particular the branch offices of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party). The police also warned the security units to take strict security measures around the headquarters and branch offices of political parties.
The issue of cooperation on terrorism between Turkey and Greece, which has been lacking for years, was among the topics on the agenda in a meeting between Greek Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos and his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoğlu, on July 19 in Ankara, Turkish diplomatic sources said.
While Turkish diplomatic sources downplay the lack of progress on the issue, intelligence sources indicate there has been no improvement on the Greek side in cracking down on terror cells that breed and shelter terrorists attacking Turkey.
There is a consensus between the two countries on the issue of terrorism. The two countries will work in cooperation against all terrorist organizations, said the official from the Turkish Foreign Ministry, without elaborating on the details.
The decades-old terrorism problem has created serious troubles between both countries as Athens turned a blind eye to suspects for whom its neighbor had issued a red notice regarding their terrorist actions.
Turkey complains that Greece did not take any concrete steps to extradite the suspects to Turkey and in fact condoned their training in the Lavrion refugee camp, which operates under the auspices of the United Nations. The issue became heightened when a suicide attack at the entrance of the US Embassy in Ankara on Feb. 1 set the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in motion to take measures against the members of the DHKP/C.
Terrorist group may again target US interests in Turkey
Ecevit Şanlı, who carried out the bombing at the US Embassy that killed a guard as well as himself, was among the terrorists who were trained at Lavrion, before taking a ferry to Turkey on Jan. 30. He then traveled to Ankara to carry out the deadly attack, according to Turkish intelligence sources.
Greece started to expel terrorists at the Lavrion refugee camp after pressure from the US. But instead of handing them over to Turkish authorities, intelligence last month indicated that the terrorists were making their way to Syria's northern Latakia Governorate.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has provided sanctuary and a training camp for the terrorists coming from Greece since May, according to security units. It was also reported that only suicide bombers were send to Syria while other terrorists remain in Greece.
Relations between Turkey and Greece -- former foes turned partners -- gained momentum after the meeting of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in early March. Samaras also promised support during the March 4 meeting. He said: Terrorist events not only have negative consequences for Turkey and Greece, but they also have consequences for the whole world. We must fight against it.
A few days after the meeting in which Erdoğan voiced his demand about the closure of the Lavrion training camp, Greek police announced that they had closed all of the terrorist camps and detained 14 members of the DHKP/C in their operations against the suspects. Among the suspects were also terrorists identified by Turkish intelligence units who were in preparation for attacks; however, Greece set the suspects free after they gave statements to the police on the grounds that they have not participated in any attacks.
After the prime minister's meeting in İstanbul, Greece also planned to extradite to Turkey a leader of the terrorist Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (MLKP). This move strengthened the ties between the countries, but Greece declined to extradite the people that Turkey has suspected for many years. Yet the latest reports that were released after the leaders' meeting say that the Court of Appeals nullified the decision to extradite Zeki Gürbüz to Turkey. Gürbüz was issued a red notice for terrorist activities by Turkey, but will be released according to the ruling.
Gürbüz was not the only one sought by Turkey and Interpol but released by a Greek court. The Thessaloniki Supreme Court decided not to extradite Nevzat Kalaycı to Turkey, a Turkish citizen who was sought for being a member of the DHKP/C and attending illegal activities in İzmir between 1993-1996, by Turkish security units and Interpol in October 2012. There are also some members who have been issued six arrest warrants, such as Ali Ercan G., who is reported to be in Greece now.
Turkish security units sent their reports on 15 long-sought suicide bombers to all countries in September 2012. Specifying the fact that the terrorists receive special training in Greece's Lavrion camp, the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and National Police Department contacted Greek officials. Photos and information about the terrorists, who have been making preparations for suicide bombings, were shared with Greek intelligence units.
After the information-sharing between the two countries, Greek police took 14 people, including Fadik Adıyaman, Nevzat Kalaycı, Ali Temiz and Havva Suiçmez , into custody. However, 13 suspects were set free after being questioned; only Suiçmez was sent to prison. Among the information that was shared with Greece, the names of the terrorists Hüseyin Çakıl, Çağdaş Ozan Yavanoğlu, Fadik Adıyaman, Mustafa Yılmaz, Şerif Turunç, Ali Temiz, Nevzat Kalaycı, İsmail Zat, İleni Açıkgöz, Kadir Kaya, , Mehmet Yaman Hasan Koşar, Zöhre Yılmaz and Havva Suiçmez, who started hunger strikes in several prisons in 1996, were also on the list.
Turkish requests rejected
In spite of the warnings from Turkey, four terrorists in Greece, Ali Ercan G., Seval A., Muharrem K., Murat K., who received training in Greece's Lavrion camp, carried out attacks in Turkey. While Ali Ercan G. and Seval A. organized attacks on police checkpoints in İstanbul, Muharrem K. raided the headquarters of the AK Party in Ankara and Murat K. carried out an assault on the Ministry of Justice. Şemsettin K. and Bulut Y. were arrested in Edirne after they entered Turkey. A police search for Harika K. and Ferih E. is still under way.
Today's Zaman asked the Greek Embassy to comment on the allegations raised in this story. However, the embassy did not responded by the time the paper went to print.
The Lavrion refugee camp in Greece is known to be home to members of several illegal organizations, including the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the DHKP/C, which are recognized by Turkey, the United States and the European Union as terrorist organizations.
Terrorists sheltered by Greece may attack Turkish, American interests
