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Free Malaysia Today
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Turkey arrests 65 soldiers, police for ties to late Erdogan foe
Almost 500 people, including soldiers, were arrested for participating in the 2016 attempted coup. (EPA Images pic) ISTANBUL : Turkey arrested 65 soldiers and police officers early on Friday over alleged ties to the late preacher Fethullah Gulen, who was accused of masterminding the failed 2016 coup. State news agency Anadolu said 56 active-duty soldiers from the Turkish armed forces had been arrested, with another seven still being sought. Halk TV, meanwhile, said nine police officers were arrested, 'most of them in Istanbul'. 'In an operation against the terrorist organisation FETO in 36 provinces centred in Istanbul, 56 of the 63 active-duty soldiers for whom detention orders were issued were captured,' Anadolu said. The FETO – or the 'Fethullah Terror Organisation' – is the name Turkey gives to Gulen's Hizmet movement, which once had widespread influence behind the scenes. Gulen, who died in October, was once a close ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before the two became bitter enemies. He fled to the United States in 1999 and never returned. Even after his death, Turkey has vowed to pursue his followers across the globe. Quoting a prosecutors' statement, Halk said the arrest operation began in Istanbul at 6am (0300 GMT) and concerned members of the air force, the gendarmerie, and the land and naval forces.
Asharq Al-Awsat
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Turkish Prosecutors Target 63 Members of the Military over Ties to 2016 Coup Attempt
Prosecutors in Türkiye issued arrest warrants for 63 active-duty military personnel Friday over alleged ties to the late Fethullah Gulen, who was accused of masterminding the failed 2016 coup. State news agency Anadolu said 56 active-duty soldiers from the Turkish armed forces had been arrested, with another seven still being sought. Halk TV meanwhile said nine police officers were arrested, "most of them in Istanbul.' "In an operation against the terrorist organization FETO in 36 provinces centered in Istanbul, 56 of the 63 active-duty soldiers for whom detention orders were issued were captured," Anadolu said. The FETO -- or the "Fethullah Terror Organization" -- is the name Türkiye gives to Gulen's Hizmet movement. The prosecutor's statement said those targeted Friday were identified through telephone communications and said FETO still posed the 'greatest threat to the constitutional order and survival of the state.' Since the failed coup, 25,801 military suspects have been detained, it added. The statement did not specify the exact charges against the suspects.
