Turkish regime issues arrest warrants for 141 people
Turkish regime’s authorities issued on Tuesday arrest warrants for 141 suspects including active-duty soldiers across the country over their alleged links to the Fetullah Organization, the group that was accused by the Turkish regime for being behind the 2016 defeated coup attempt, according to Anadolu News Agency. .
Police launched simultaneous operations, including in Istanbul, Izmir and the capital Ankara, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.
In Istanbul, prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 62 suspects, including active-duty soldiers in the Turkish Armed Forces.
Police launched simultaneous operations across 16 provinces and arrested 30 of them.
In Ankara, arrest warrants were issued for 25 suspects, 21 of whom had previously been dismissed from the Air Force.
Operations are being carried out in 14 provinces to arrest the suspects.
Basma Qaddour