Nearly 1,500 personnel suspended from Turkish forces

ANKARA

A total of 1,496 personnel with links to Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) were suspended from the Turkish Armed Forces in the last 10 months.

According to security sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media, a total of 879 personnel of the land forces, 242 of the naval forces, and 375 personnel of the air forces were suspended from duty by the Turkish National Defense Ministry.

Additionally, some 150 retired soldiers' ranks were revoked over FETO links.

The ministry and the military continue their struggle with FETO decisively, said the sources.

FETO and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the July 25, 2016 coup attempt which martyred 251 people and injured nearly 2,200.

*Writing by Burak Bir