Turkey detains 51 people suspected of links with FETO

Turkish special services have detained 51 suspects for involvement in the activities of the territorial organization FETO, which Ankara accuses of attempting a coup in July 2016, Report informs referring to the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet.

During the anti-terrorist operation carried out by the gendarmerie of the counter-terrorism police department in 28 districts of Ankara province, those suspected of involvement in FETO from among active and retired military personnel, as well as students of military educational institutions, were arrested.

On July 15, 2016, a group of soldiers and officers of the Turkish Armed Forces attempted a coup. The main confrontation unfolded in Istanbul and Ankara, 250 people were killed, not counting the putschists, more than 2,000 were injured. Ankara accuses US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen and his affiliated FETO of plotting the coup.