Baku, Azerbaijan, July 28
By Orkhan Guluzade - Trend:
Sixty-three servicemen have been detained in Sanliurfa province in Turkey’s south-east as part of the fight against the movement of Fethullah Gulen who was involved in the military coup attempt in Turkey, the Haber 7 newspaper reported July 28.
No information was provided about the ranks and positions of the detainees.
On July 15 evening, Turkish authorities said a military coup attempt took place in the country. Meanwhile, a group of servicemen announced about transition of power to them.
However, the rebelling servicemen started to surrender July 16 and Turkish authorities said the coup attempt failed. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the death toll as a result of the military coup attempt stood at 246 people excluding the coup plotters and over 2,000 people were wounded.
Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in Turkey on July 20.