Former İstanbul Security Director Çapkın Detained

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Former İstanbul Security Director Hüseyin Çapkın has been detained as part of the investigation launched into the Fethullah Gülen community following the July 15 coup attempt.

Four people including Çapkın were taken into custody within the scope of investigation launched by the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecution into the “FETÖ/PDY (Fethullahist Terror Organization/Parallel State Structure)”.

Former İstanbul Governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu, seven central governors, one deputy governor and three sub-governors, who had been detained were arrested.

About Hüseyin Çapkın

He was born 1951 at Akyurt village of Tire district in İzmir Province to a farmer's family. After completing his primary and secondary education in his village, he enrolled in the Police College in 1965. He then studied at the Police Academy graduating in the rank of a police sergeant in 1971.

Hüseyin Çapkın was appointed police chief of his hometown İzmir Province in 2006. On June 29, 2009, he became police chief of Istanbul Province. On May 13, 2010, Çapkın was appointed province governor of Iğdır.

After a brief time at this post, he returned to his former post as the police chief of Istanbul Province on May 29 that year. Çapkın got much appreciated as he was successful in catching the long wanted murderer of a decapitated girl shortly after his appointment in Istanbul. He was dismissed from his post of Istanbul Police Chief on December 19, 2013 amid bribery probe into high-profile figures launched two days before. The day before, two of his assistants and four assistant chiefs were also taken off their posts. (NV/TK)