It is noted that the operation was carried out with the support of the National Intelligence Organization.

According to the agency, Bielen joined the PKK in 1999.

In 2013, it was sent to the north of Syria.

On September 30, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan named US National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk a "terrorist director" from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is recognized by the Turkish authorities as a terrorist organization.