Over 30 FETO suspects arrested in Turkey

By Zafer Fatih Beyaz

ANKARA (AA) - A total of 32 people have been arrested across Turkey for their alleged links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup attempt.

The arrests came after the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued an arrest warrant for 45 police officers including some who were dismissed as part of a probe into FETO’s police structure.

The simultaneous operations for their arrests were conducted in various provinces including the capital Ankara, and the western Izmir and southern Isparta provinces.

The search for the other suspects is ongoing.

The Fetullah Terrorist Organization (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 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.