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At least 74 suspects on Tuesday were arrested across Turkey by security forces for their alleged links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup, according to security sources.
Security forces rounded up 28 suspects in an Adana-based operation carried out across four provinces, said a source who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.
The suspects are accused of communicating with "covert imams" of the terror group.
Two other FETÖ suspects were arrested by police in an operation launched in the Black Sea province of Zonguldak, another source said.
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 22 people for their suspected links to Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), the group behind July 2016 defeated coup in Turkey.The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in the northwestern Canakkale province issued arrest warrants for the suspects, which include 21 on-duty soldiers, for allegedly communicating with "covert imams" of the terror group.Operation is underway to nab the suspects.The FETÖ and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.Ankara also accuses FETÖ of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.Turkey running ex-FETÖ-linked schools in Afghanistan
Turkey issues arrest warrants for 22 FETÖ-linked soldiers
Meanwhile, a total of 12 suspects, including soldiers on active duty have been arrested in an operation into FETÖ in the Aegean province of Izmir.
Additionally, three suspects were arrested in an operation in central Eskisehir province on terror charges.
In the central province of Konya, 12 suspects were arrested for using ByLock, an encrypted smartphone messaging app used by FETÖ members in an operation carried out by anti-terror police teams.
Separately, seven suspects were held in a Samsun-based simultaneous operation carried out across three provinces for allegedly using ByLock.
At least 10 schools in Afghanistan linked to FETÖ, the group behind the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey, came under Turkish administration earlier this year, Turkish officials announced today.Under a pact between Turkey and Afghanistan signed this February and approved in April, 12 schools linked to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) are now managed by the Turkey’s Maarif Foundation (TMF), a group founded by the Turkish government to guide former FETÖ-linked schools, said a Maarif statement.Under the pact, 70 teachers came from Turkey to Afghanistan, and the group said that it started education and training in two schools in the northern Jowzjan province this August.Also, on Nov. 12, some FETÖ operatives disguised as students were removed from two high schools and dormitories set to go under Maarif administration in Herat, western Afghanistan.Turkey established the Maarif Foundation in 2016 to take over the administration of overseas schools linked to FETÖ. The foundation also establishes schools and education centers abroad.FETÖ and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.Ankara also accuses FETÖ of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, including security forces, the judiciary, and education.FETÖ also has a considerable presence outside Turkey, including private educational institutions that serve as a revenue stream for the terrorist group.
Turkey running ex-FETÖ-linked schools in Afghanistan
Another seven people were arrested in the eastern Adiyaman province. They were accused of using FETÖ’s encrypted smartphone messaging app ByLock.
In an eastern Malatya-based operation carried out in three provinces, five suspects, including an attorney were arrested for using ByLock.
FETÖ and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.
Ankara also accuses FETÖ of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.