9 FETO-linked suspects detained in Siirt-based operation

Public prosecutors in the Turkey‘s eastern Siirt province issued warrants for 9 people.

Siirt-based operations were launched simultaneously in five provinces, including Erzurum, Niğde, Kırklareli and Bitlis, and 9 suspects were arrested, Siirt Governor’s Office said in a statement.

Since May 2016, the FETO organization has been classified as a terrorist organization by Turkey under the assigned names Fethullahist Terrorist Organization and Parallel State Structure. 

After the failed coup attempt in 2016, the government of Turkey blamed the group for the coup and authorities have arrested thousands of soldiers and judges who have links to the organization. (ILKHA)