[2] The head of the gang was helicopter officer Faysal Söylemez, and among the top officials involved in the gang are the former deputy chief of Istanbul Police, Deniz Gökçetin, and the former head of Istanbul Security branch, Sedat Demir.
[3] According to government reports, the Söylemez Gang had arms, explosives, DM 186,500 and TL 155,200,000.
[4] The Soylemez Brothers gang were caught in June 1996 with plans to raid the headquarters of the Bucak clan in Siverek, Urfa.
The blood feud between the Bucaks and the Söylemez gang is allegedly based on the control of arms and drugs trafficking in Turkey and particularly in the South East.
[3] In 1997/8 several gang members including Faysal were sentenced to 18-30 years in prison.