Anti-FETO operations begin across 17 Turkish provinces

ISTANBUL

At least 39 suspects linked to the Terrorist Organization/ Parallel State Structure (FETO/PDY) were arrested during nationwide counter-terror operations Wednesday, according to a police source.

The operations were carried out in 17 provinces, including capital Ankara and western Izmir province after the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in Istanbul issued arrest warrants for 111 suspects.

The Istanbul-based operations were conducted as part of a probe into managers, members and employees of the Journalists and Writers Foundation, also known as the JWF, whose honorary president was FETO leader Fetullah Gulen.

The organization was shut down following the last year’s July 15 defeated coup that left 250 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.

FETO and the terror group's leader Gulen orchestrated last year's defeated coup attempt.

Ankara also blames FETO for being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police

Reporting by Halil Demir and Muhammed Enes by Nilay Kar

ISTANBUL

At least 39 suspects linked to the Terrorist Organization/ Parallel State Structure (FETO/PDY) were arrested during nationwide counter-terror operations Wednesday, according to a police source.

The operations were carried out in 17 provinces, including capital Ankara and western Izmir province after the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in Istanbul issued arrest warrants for 111 suspects.

The organization was shut down following the last year’s July 15 defeated coup that left 250 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.

FETO and the terror group's leader Gulen orchestrated last year's defeated coup attempt.

Ankara also blames FETO for being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police

Reporting by Halil Demir and Muhammed Enes by Nilay Kar