61 active-duty soldiers arrested

As part of an investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into the activities of the FETÖ armed terrorist organization within the Turkish Armed Forces, 61 suspects who were actively serving as military personnel in the Air, Land, and Naval Forces Commands as well as the Gendarmerie General Command were arrested by the duty magistrate.

Within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to uncover the activities of the Fetullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) within the Turkish Armed Forces, it was determined that some of the suspects, who are soldiers, used places such as kiosks, markets, and bill payment centers to establish organizational contact with the civilians responsible for them, and that they communicated via fixed prepaid lines and payphones located in public areas.

63 SUSPECTS, ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL

It was determined that 8 of the suspects, who were found to have established contact in accordance with the organizational communication model, were actively serving in the Air Force Command, 13 in the Gendarmerie General Command, 36 in the Land Forces Command, and 6 in the Naval Forces Command. Simultaneous operations were carried out in 35 provinces, centered in Istanbul, targeting 63 suspects, all of whom were military personnel with ranks including colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, and non-commissioned officer/specialist sergeant.

The suspects detained in the operation were referred to the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan after their procedures at the police station were completed. 61 of the suspects, whose prosecution procedures were finalized, were arrested by the duty magistrate.

On the other hand, it was decided to apply judicial control measures in the form of 'signing in' and a 'travel ban' for 1 suspect. It was learned that efforts to apprehend 1 suspect are still ongoing.