Turkey: 6 soldiers arrested over suspected FETO links

By Sertac Bulur

ANKARA (AA) - Six suspects were arrested across Turkey for being members of Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup, judicial sources said on Friday.

Turkish prosecutors in capital Ankara issued warrants for nine personnel of the air forces including 4 dismissed soldiers and 5 suspended active-duty soldiers, for their alleged links to FETO, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

Turkish police continued operations to arrest the remaining three suspects, according to the sources.

FETO 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 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.