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Nearly 100 servicemen detained in Turkey

Türkiye Materials 17 May 2019 12:18 (UTC +04:00)
As part of the fight against the FETO terrorist movement, a total of 97 servicemen have been detained in Istanbul and in Bursa province on May 17
Nearly 100 servicemen detained in Turkey

Baku, Azerbaijan, May 17

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

As part of the fight against the FETO terrorist movement, a total of 97 servicemen have been detained in Istanbul and in Bursa province on May 17, Trend reports with reference to Turkish media.

It is reported that after a special operation carried out in Istanbul this morning to detain 48 FETO supporters in the Turkish Armed Forces, the police of Bursa province also detained 49 servicemen suspected of collaborating with this terrorist movement.

Over the past seven months, 1,076 servicemen have been dismissed from the Turkish armed forces within the fight against the FETO. Reportedly, 624 servicemen dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces served in the army ground forces, 107 servicemen - in the navy, and 345 servicemen - in the air force.

A group of rebels attempted a military coup in Turkey on the night of July 16, 2016. The main confrontation broke out in Ankara and Istanbul. More than 250 Turkish citizens were killed, over 2,000 people were injured, the mutiny was suppressed

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