By Efsun Erbalaban Yılmaz and Mustafa Gungor
IZMIR, Turkey (AA) – Turkish security forces arrested a senior member of DHKP-C terrorist organization in western Izmir province, a security source said on Thursday.
The suspect, identified by the initials M.S.D., was arrested in an operation conducted by a counter-terrorism squad of the police in Bornova district.
The suspect was sought by Interpol with a red notice.
The DHKP-C is responsible for a number of terror attacks in Turkey, including a 2013 attack on the US Embassy in Ankara, which martyred a Turkish security guard.
The group is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US, and the EU.
