TURKEY VISAS VIPER JANUARY SUBMISSIONS

S E C R E T ANKARA 000050 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/11/2020 TAGS: ASEC CMGT CVIS KVPR PINR PTER TU SUBJECT: TURKEY VISAS VIPER JANUARY SUBMISSIONS REF: A. AFOSI IIR 1671003509 (S/NF) ¶B. AFOSI IIR 1671003809 (S/NF) Classified By: CDA DOUG SILLIMAN FOR REASONS 1.4 (B),(C),AND (D) ¶1. (U) VISAS VIPER. ¶2. (U) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR WATCHLISTING PURPOSES AS THE DEPARTMENT AND THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER DEEM APPROPRIATE. ¶3. (U) WE SUGGEST THAT THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL NAMED IN THIS REPORT BE INCLUDED IN THE TSA NO FLY SECURITY DIRECTIVE FOR RELEASE TO U.S. AND FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS AS THE INDIVIDUAL MAY POSE A THREAT TO CIVIL AVIATION IN THE U.S. OR ABROAD. ¶3. (S/NF) THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL IS THE WIDOW OF KHOST SUICIDE BOMBER HAMMAN KHALIL MAHMUD ABU-MALLAL, A.K.A. MOHAMMAD ABUMALLAL, A.K.A. HAMMAM KHALIL ABU-MALLAL AL-BALAWI, A.K.A. ABU DUJANAH AL-KHURASANI, A.K.A. HUMAM KHALEEL MUHAMMAD ABU MALLAL, A.K.A. ABU DUJANA AL KHASANA, A.K.A. HALIL EBU MULAL EL BELAVI. THE WIDOW AND HER DECEASED HUSBAND HAVE KNOWN TIES TO AL QAEDA. ¶4. (S/NF) NAME: BAYRAK, DEFNE ALIAS: MOHAMMED ABU MALLAL, DEFNE ALIAS: MOHAMMED ABUMALLAL, DEFNE DOB: 18 JANUARY 1979 POB: IZMIT, TURKEY GENDER: FEMALE NATIONALITY: TURKISH (TC NO: 11951167810) LOCAL CHECK OF THE CONSULAR CONSOLIDATED DATABASE (CCD) WITH AVAILABLE INFORMATION INDICATES NO RECORD. LOCAL CHECK OF U.S. PASSPORT ISSUANCE RECORDS INDICATES THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE MATCH: (NAME: BAYRAK, DEFNE EDDIN; DOB: 7 APRIL 1969; POB: TURKEY; DATES OF PASSPORT ISSUANCE: 20 MARCH 1979, 8 FEBRUARY 1984 AND 6 JUNE 1990. STATUS OF LAST PASSPORT ISSUED: EXPIRED ON 5 JUNE 2000.) PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PASSPORT RECORD IS AN UNLIKELY MATCH DUE TO THE DIFFERENT DATE OF BIRTH. RECIPIENTS OF THIS CABLE ARE REQUESTED TO RECHECK THE CCD AND PASSPORT ISSUANCE RECORDS TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. ¶5. (S/NF) THE AIR FORCE'S OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS (AF/OSI) IN ANKARA PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR SUBMISSION VIA A VISAS VIPER CABLE. ON 19 JUNE 2009, A TURKISH NATIONAL POLICE TERRORISM OFFICIAL CONFIRMED THAT THE FOLLOWING FIVE MEN ARE MEMBERS OF THE TERRORIST GROUP "ISLAMIC JIHAD UNION" (SEE REFTELS A AND B FOR FURTHER DETAILS). IN THE PAST ALL FIVE MEN HAVE BEEN ISSUED VISAS FOR TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES. THE TNP TERRORISM OFFICIAL PROVIDED THESE NAMES AND ASKED AF/OSI FOR ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING IF AND WHEN THEY HAD TRAVELED TO THE U.S. THE SOURCE OF THE INFORMATION IS A MID-LEVEL TURKISH SECURITY OFFICIAL WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION REPORTED. THE SOURCE HAS REPORTED RELIABLY TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR FOUR YEARS. THESE NAMES ALSO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED BY AF/OSI TO THE TERRORIST WATCHLIST ALONG WITH A RECOMMENDATION THAT THEIR NAMES BE INCLUDED IN THE TSA NO FLY SECURITY DIRECTIVE FOR RELEASE TO U.S. AND FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS. ¶6. (S/NF) NAME: KOKSAL, FATIH DOB: 30 AUGUST 1987 POB: GERMANY GENDER: MALE NATIONALITY: TURKISH (TC NO: 40615689290) PASSPORT: TRN136590 LOCAL CHECK OF THE CONSULAR CONSOLIDATED DATABASE (CCD) WITH AVAILABLE INFORMATION INDICATED THE FOLLOWING VISA RECORD: (NAME: KOKSAL, FATIH; DOB: 30 AUGUST 1987; POB: GERMANY; DATE OF VISA ISSUANCE: 13 MAY 2008; TYPE: EXCHANGE VISITOR (J1); EXPIRES: 30 SEPTEMBER 2008; POST: ISTANBUL; STATUS: EXPIRED ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2008.) RECIPIENTS OF THIS CABLE ARE REQUESTED TO RECHECK THE CCD TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. ¶7. (S/NF) NAME: OZDIL, OSMAN HILMI DOB: 5 DECEMBER 1968 POB: ADANA, TURKEY GENDER: MALE NATIONALITY: TURKISH (TC NO: 13339288490) PASSPORT: TRM629444 LOCAL CHECK OF THE CCD WITH AVAILABLE INFORMATION INDICATED THE FOLLOWING VISA RECORD: (NAME: OZDIL, OSMAN HILMI; DOB: 05 DECEMBER 1968; POB: TURKEY; DATE OF VISA ISSUANCE: 11 DECEMBER 2001; TYPE: VISITOR FOR BUSINESS AND PLEASURE (B1/B2); EXPIRES: 10 DECEMBER 2011; POST: ANKARA; STATUS: REVOKED ON 09 MAY 2007.) RECIPIENTS OF THIS CABLE ARE REQUESTED TO RECHECK THE CCD TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. ¶8. (S/NF) NAME: SIMSEK, EYYUP DOB: 1 NOVEMBER 1969 POB: TURKEY GENDER: MALE NATIONALITY: TURKISH (TC NO: 42766993714) PASSPORT: TRJ947855 LOCAL CHECK OF THE CCD WITH AVAILABLE INFORMATION INDICATED THE FOLLOWING VISA RECORD: (NAME: SIMSEK, EYYUP; DOB: 01 NOVEMBER 1969; POB: TURKEY; DATE OF VISA ISSUANCE: 01 APRIL 1999; TYPE: VISITOR FOR BUSINESS AND PLEASURE (B1/B2); EXPIRES: 31 MARCH 2009; POST: ANKARA; STATUS: EXPIRED ON 31 MARCH 2009.) RECIPIENTS OF THIS CABLE ARE REQUESTED TO RECHECK THE CCD TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. ¶9. (S/NF) NAME: YAVUZ, IBRAHIM HALIL DOB: 6 SEPTEMBER 1975 POB: ANKARA, TURKEY GENDER: MALE NATIONALITY: TURKISH (TC NO: 19630978238) PASSPORT: TRV319228 LOCAL CHECK OF THE CCD WITH AVAILABLE INFORMATION INDICATED THE FOLLOWING VISA RECORD: (NAME: YAVUZ, IBRAHIM HALIL; DOB: 06 SEPTEMBER 1975; POB: ANKARA, TURKEY; DATE OF VISA ISSUANCE: 21 MAY 2009; TYPE: VISITOR FOR BUSINESS AND PLEASURE (B1/B2); EXPIRES: 20 MAY 2019; POST: ANKARA; STATUS: REVOKED ON 07 JANUARY 2010.) RECIPIENTS OF THIS CABLE ARE REQUESTED TO RECHECK THE CCD TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. ¶10. (S/NF) NAME: KAMA, MEHMET DOB: 18 JANUARY 1958 POB: TURKEY GENDER: MALE NATIONALITY: TURKISH (TC NO: 43414750154) PASSPORT: 642761 LOCAL CHECK OF THE CCD WITH AVAILABLE INFORMATION INDICATED THE FOLLOWING VISA RECORD: (NAME: KAMA, MEHMET TEKIN; DOB: 18 JANUARY 1958; POB: TURKEY; DATE OF VISA ISSUANCE: 20 JULY 1998; TYPE: VISITOR FOR BUSINESS AND PLEASURE (B1/B2); EXPIRES: 19 JULY 2008; POST: ISTANBUL; STATUS: EXPIRED ON 19 JULY 2008.) RECIPIENTS OF THIS CABLE ARE REQUESTED TO RECHECK THE CCD TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. SILLIMAN "Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.intelink.s gov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turkey"