Turkey: Arrest warrants out for 20 FETO-linked suspects

ANKARA

Turkey issued arrest warrants for 20 alleged members of FETO -- the terror group behind the 2016 defeated coup -- suspected of infiltrating the naval forces command, prosecutors announced on Friday.

Prosecutors in the capital Ankara said in a statement that the suspects are sought by warrant for being members and so-called "covert imams" of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO).

FETO and its U.S.-based leader 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.

Writing By Zehra Nur Duz

ANKARA

Turkey issued arrest warrants for 20 alleged members of FETO -- the terror group behind the 2016 defeated coup -- suspected of infiltrating the naval forces command, prosecutors announced on Friday.

Prosecutors in the capital Ankara said in a statement that the suspects are sought by warrant for being members and so-called "covert imams" of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO).

FETO and its U.S.-based leader 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.

Writing By Zehra Nur Duz