Turkey: Arrest warrants out for 47 FETO suspects

By Meric Urer

ANKARA (AA) – Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 47 suspects affiliated with Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) as part of a probe into the terror group’s infiltration into the Turkish army.

Following the warrants, anti-terror units raided houses of the suspects across 24 provinces and arrested 31 of them. A search operation to arrest the remaining suspects continues.

The suspects include on-duty colonels, lieutenants and sergeants and retired sergeants.

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