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Turkish Robber Evaded Police for Eight Years by Disguising as a Woman
Tuğrul Başar, a convicted robber who fled in 2018 to avoid serving a three-year sentence for three heists, was arrested in Istanbul after evading authorities for eight years. He survived by living as a woman and using his sister's identity in the Kadıköy district until police surveillance and fingerprint testing confirmed his true identity. Although media speculation suggests he may have undergone gender reassignment surgery, Turkish justice will enforce his prison term based on his original birth certificate, which has not been legally changed.
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