Turkey: Police hold 16 suspects in FETO probe

By Serdar Acil and Baris Kilic

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish police have detained 16 suspects over their suspected links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the terror group behind the defeated coup of 2016 in Turkey.

An Ankara prosecutor's office said Wednesday that nine more FETO suspects were sought by the police.

The 25 suspects were believed to use ByLock, an encrypted cellphone app used by FETO coup plotters.

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.