Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced that Bayram Özbek, a former police chief and screenwriter of Kurtlar Vadisi, has been arrested. In the second wave operation, eight of the nine suspects were released under judicial control.
The chief prosecutor's statement cited the charges of forming or leading an armed terrorist organization and incitement to intentional killing. Vatan Party Chairman Doğu Perinçek testified as a person with knowledge. Özbek had been sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2021, upheld by the Court of Cassation (Yargıtay).