Özgür Altun: Turkish Media Mastermind for ISKP Arrested in Pakistan

Özgür Altun, a Turkish national and leading propagandist for IS–KP, was arrested in Pakistan after years of orchestrating the group’s online media, recruitment, and logistics networks. His detention marks a major setback for IS–KP’s transnational communications and recruitment efforts across Turkey, Central Asia, and Europe. Altun’s evolution from a radical activist in Istanbul to IS–KP’s digital strategist illustrates the movement’s ability to draw on educated foreign operatives to globalize its reach.

Read Complete Profile: Animesh Roul, Özgür Altun: Turkish Media Mastermind for IS–KP Arrested, Militant Leadership Monitor, Volume: 16 Issue: 5, October 9, 2025.