Editing Mehmet Ali Agca (section)

==1996: Susurluk Incident and Gladio's Continued Influence==
Susurluk Incident (November 3, 1996): Abdullah Çatlı, the Gladio contract killer involved in the papal assassination attempt, was killed in a car crash in Susurluk, Turkey. Also found in the wreckage were his girlfriend and Hüseyin Kocadağ, the deputy chief of the Istanbul police force. Sedat Bucak, an MP, survived. Investigators found eight national identity cards for Çatlı with different aliases (one used by Ağca), two diplomatic passports, and a gun permit approved by [[Mehmet Ağar]], Turkey's interior minister. Weapons were also found, and evidence suggested brake tampering. (Williams, p. 265-266)

"Susurluk Incident" Revelations: This event, likened to Watergate in Turkey, provided proof of Çatlı's connections to high offices and suspicion that he was protected by law enforcement while committing terrorism. Marc Grossman, the US Ambassador to Turkey, allegedly assisting Çatlı and the "deep state" (derin devlet), was mysteriously removed from his post. Grossman was the "handler" for the Grey Wolves and met regularly with Turkish "babas" and intelligence officials. The Susurluk Commission discovered that the link between the Turkish government and organized crime was strengthened by the Turkish National Security Council's decision to combat the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Turkey's deputy prime minister Tansu Çiller had directed the national police force, under Mehmet Ağar, to launch operations. (Williams, p. 266)