9 FETO terror group members get prison sentences

By Eyup Elevulu

ORDU, Turkey

Turkish courts on Wednesday sentenced to prison nine members of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) -- the group behind the 2016 defeated coup -- according to judicial sources.

A court in the northern province of Ordu sentenced four people to over six years apiece for terrorist group membership, said a source, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

Additionally, a FETO member in the northwestern Kocaeli province was sentenced to seven years and six months, while another from the central-eastern Malatya province got over two years for armed terrorist group membership, said another source.

Moreover, a court in the northern Kastamonu province sentenced two former teachers to some 9-10 years for the same offense.

FETO and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, which left 250 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.

Ankara accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.

By Eyup Elevulu

ORDU, Turkey

Turkish courts on Wednesday sentenced to prison nine members of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) -- the group behind the 2016 defeated coup -- according to judicial sources.

Moreover, a court in the northern Kastamonu province sentenced two former teachers to some 9-10 years for the same offense.

FETO and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, which left 250 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.

Ankara accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.