Fetullah Terror Organization orchestrated defeated coup of 2016, which left at least 251 dead and 2,200 injured
Murat Kaya
10 July 2019•Update: 10 July 2019
ANKARA
Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday issued arrest warrants for 28 active-duty military personnel for their alleged links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group behind the 2016 failed coup, according to judicial sources.
The suspects are being sought as part of a probe into FETO infiltration of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.
On Tuesday, over 200 soldiers in Istanbul and the Aegean Izmir province were arrested for their alleged ties to the terror group.
FETO and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup attempt of July 15, 2016, which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.
Ankara also 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.
