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Eighteen suspected members of the group behind the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey were arrested on Tuesday, according to judicial sources.
The suspects, arrested in 25 provinces, include 12 soldiers -- both active duty and not -- and six civilians, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.
They are part of a group of 45 suspected members of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) that Istanbul prosecutors issued arrest warrants for, including 25 soldiers and 20 civilians.
The warrants include 17 active-duty soldiers, three dismissed soldiers, three retired soldiers ,and two military cadets.
The Council of Ulema Tariqas of Indonesia declared all FETÖ activities as "haram" (forbidden) on Friday with an Islamic ruling (fatwa).The council after a meeting said it has "investigated and researched on the Fethullah Gülen movement in the name of Islam and Sufis in Indonesia and ASEAN" region.The fatwa declares it haram to be involved in movements and activities of Fethullah Gülen and his followers around the world.The fatwa also called on followers of Gülen to repent to Allah and "account for their actions towards Muslims in the world, especially what has happened in Turkey on July 15, 2016".Turkish police arrest 23 FETÖ-linked suspectsFETÖ and its U.S.-based leader Gülen orchestrated the failed 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.The fatwa also recommended the president of Indonesia and state leaders and Ulema (Islamic scholars) across the world "to unite and jointly stop all forms of Fethullah Gülen activities in their respective countries" by prohibiting the circulation of their books in order to protect the future generations.Ethiopia fails to hand over FETÖ schools to TurkeyFETÖ putschist found hiding in US general’s room during coup bid
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One of the arrested suspects, identified as a major with the initials M.E.T., is said to have been the Kastamonu central commander.
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.
Security forces arrested at least 23 suspects on Monday, including 18 active-duty soldiers, over alleged links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey, according to police sources.In an operation based in Van, eastern Turkey, counter-terrorism police conducted raids nationwide, in the provinces of Afyonkarahisar, Trabzon, Mardin, Istanbul, Giresun, Amasya, Burdur, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, Karabuk, Konya, Isparta, and Izmir to apprehend the active-duty soldiers, according to a statement by the provincial security directorate. The operation remains ongoing to apprehend one more suspect, it added.Meanwhile in another operation, five suspects were arrested for allegedly using ByLock, an encrypted smartphone app used by FETO members, said a security source on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.Counter-terrorism police carried out raids in the Karabuk-based operation in Istanbul, Kocaeli, Gaziantep, Aydin, and Yozgat, the source added.FETÖ and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup on 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: 90 PKK/KCK suspects arrested in eight cities
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