Turkey issues arrest warrants for 14 FETO suspects

By Baris Kilic

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish prosecutors on Friday issued arrest warrants for 14 former military officers for their suspected links to Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup attempt.

The warrants were issued by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in Ankara, as part of an ongoing probe into the group's infiltration of the Turkish army, said a police source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

The suspects, including 11 pilots, were personnel of the Turkish Air Force.

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.