Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug.2

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

As many as 250 judges and prosecutors have been arrested in Turkey’s Istanbul city as part of the fight against the terrorist organization of Fethullah Gulen who was involved in the military coup attempt in the country, the Milliyet newspaper reported Aug.2.

Moreover, over 50 judges and prosecutors, who are accused of having ties to Gulen movement, have been put on the “wanted” list.

Reportedly, the people in the “wanted” list, have left Turkey.

It was earlier reported that the supporters of Fethullah Gulen have penetrated into several government bodies of Turkey.

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.

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