Timeline Gulen movement/FETÖ February 2019

Prosecutors issue arrest warrants for 14 FETÖ suspects

Prosecutors on Friday issued arrest warrants for 14 former military officers for their suspected links to the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), which orchestrated the 2016 coup attempt.

The warrants were issued by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office as part of an ongoing probe into the group's infiltration of the Turkish army, according to a police source who spoke on the condition of anonymity.The suspects, including 11 pilots, were personnel of the Turkish Air Force.

Arrest warrants issued for 48 officers linked to FETÖ

Turkish authorities issued arrest warrants for 48 on-duty and former military personnel Monday for their suspected links to members of the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), which is accused of orchestrating the July 15, 2016 coup attempt.

Prosecutors in the capital Ankara issued the warrants for 10 on-duty and 26 former officers, all members of the Turkish Naval Forces who allegedly communicated with FETÖ members via pay phone. Twenty-three suspects were arrested while authorities are still looking for the remaining suspects.

Separately, the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in the northwestern province of Sakarya issued arrest warrants for 12 suspects as part of an ongoing probe into FETÖ members' infiltration of the army. The suspects include on-duty soldiers and cadets.

97 soldiers arrested in anti-FETO operation

Nearly 100 Turkish soldiers -- some former, some active-duty -- were arrested across Turkey Tuesday as part of an anti-Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) probe, according to security sources.

On Tuesday, Turkish prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 97 Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) personnel across the country for their suspected links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup attempt. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media, said 38 suspects from the Turkish military were arrested so far in Bursa, 14 in Izmir, 16 in Konya, 23 in Kocaeli, and six in Zonguldak.

Arrest warrants were issued for the suspects as part of a probe into the terror group’s infiltration of the Turkish Armed Forces.

17 ex-police officers arrested in FETO terror sweep

Seventeen former police officers, including an ex-police chief and deputy police chief, have been arrested across Turkey as part of a probe into FETO, the terror group behind the 2016 defeated coup attempt, security sources said on Friday.

The arrests came after Ankara prosecutors issued warrants for 23 former police officers in seven provinces including the capital Ankara, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

The suspects are accused of being part of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) infiltration of the Turkish police.

27 detained for visiting recently released Gülen-linked suspects

As part of a post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish police in Antalya province on Sunday detained 27 people who were accused of visiting families whose members were recently released from jail, the Kronos news website reported. The suspects were also accused of renting houses for people hiding from prosecution.

Twelve of the detainees were sought by prosecutors for alleged membership in the Gülen movement. The Turkish government accuses the movement of orchestrating a 2016 coup attempt, although it denies any involvement.

On Monday the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office ordered the detention of 57 people over Gülen links. The suspects were accused of using ByLock, a smartphone application that prosecutors in Turkey believe was used among members of the Gülen network.Police raided houses in 14 provinces, detaining 20 suspects, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency.

20 suspects detained in operations against FETÖ

Twenty suspects were detained yesterday in operations against the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ). The Chief Prosecutor's Office in Istanbul issued arrest warrants previously for 57 suspects, and a manhunt was underway to capture the other suspects when Daily Sabah went to print.

The suspects are wanted for their communications over ByLock, an encrypted messaging app exclusively used by the terrorist group. Security forces launched operations in 14 cities to capture the suspects.

Detention warrants issued for 1,112 FETÖ suspects in exam fraud probe, 640 arrested

Police arrested at least 641 suspects on Tuesday, one day after Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced that they were preparing for "a big operation" against the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ).Detention warrants have been issued for 1,112 suspects as part of an extensive probe on exam fraud by members of the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), reports said Tuesday.

Carried out in 76 provinces throughout Turkey, the operation was launched by Ankara Prosecutor's Office and focuses on the fraud committed by FETÖ members during a deputy police chief entry exam in 2010.

The suspects are accused of accessing the answers to the exam and distributing them among FETÖ members for mass cheating. Media reports claimed that an acting police chief of a central Turkish town was also among those arrested. The exam allows policemen to be promoted to the rank of deputy inspector, the first step for promotion in a law enforcement career for many.

Hundreds arrested in one of the biggest raids against FETÖ

Police arrested at least 641 suspects Tuesday, one day after Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced that they were preparing for "a big operation" against the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ).

The suspects captured in 76 provinces of Turkey were among the 1,112 people sought by the Chief Prosecutor's Office. The probe focuses on mass cheating in a police exam in 2010. Media reports claimed that an acting police chief of a central Turkish town was also among those arrested. The exam allows policemen to be promoted to the rank of deputy inspector, the first step for promotion in a law enforcement career for many.

Turkey orders 1,112 arrested in Gülen crackdown

The government of Turkey has ordered the arrests of 1,112 people over alleged links to the Gülen religious movement, which the government blames for orchestrating the July 2016 coup attempt, Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Tuesday.

The AKP says these factions were headed by Gülenist officers who had infiltrated the military, and that the coup attempt was abetted by Gülenists in other state institutions and in the media.The movement’s leader, Islamist cleric Fethullah Gülen, denies any involvement in the coup attempt, in which over 250 people died.

The latest round of arrests targets police officers the government alleges are linked to the Gülen movement, which it says helped them cheat on an advancement exam in 2010. One hundred and twenty-four people have been arrested so far in the operation, Reuters reported on Tuesday evening.

70 sentenced over FETÖ cheating in nationwide civil servant exam

A court in the capital Ankara handed down prison terms ranging from seven months to 14 years to 70 defendants in a case involving mass cheating in a 2010 civil servant exam. The Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) is accused of supplying questions and answers to its members in Public Personnel Selection Exam (KPSS), which was viewed as a gateway to infiltration into Turkish bureaucracy by the group.

Twenty other defendants were acquitted in the case, while a separate trial will be held for 15 fugitive defendants. The prosecutor in the case had asked the court for prison terms up to 35 years for some defendants for membership in a terrorist group and fraud targeting public agencies and 15 years for 24 defendants for membership in a terrorist group.

Cyprus hands over 2 FETÖ fugitives to Turkey

Two suspects linked to the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) were captured in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on Saturday and handed over to Turkish authorities.

Turkish police said in a statement that suspects, identified by their initials Y.Ç. and A.A., had outstanding arrest warrants on charges of membership in FETÖ. FETÖ is accused of carrying out the July 15, 2016 coup attempt that left 251 people dead in Turkey.

More than 100 deputy police chiefs arrested over links to FETÖ

Over 100 deputy police chiefs have been arrested over links to Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) in an Ankara-based operation, Chief Police Constable Celal Uzunkaya said Sunday.

According to Uzunkaya, nearly 800 suspects were also detained.

Arrest warrants issued for 53 soldiers over FETÖ links

Detention warrants were issued for 53 serving soldiers across Turkey for their suspected links to the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup, judicial sources said Tuesday. The warrants were issued as part of an operation led by Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

The soldiers are accused of communicating with FETÖ members through pay phones and land phones, as part of a probe into FETÖ presence in Turkish Armed Forces. Police launched simultaneous operations in 15 provinces, including Istanbul, for the suspects working for the gendarmerie branch of Turkish Armed Forces, as well as Land, Air and Naval Forces Command.

Turkey orders detention of 363 in crackdown targeting Gülen network

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 363 people as part of a massive crackdown targeting faith-based Gülen movement followers since a coup attempt in 2016. The majority of the suspects are military members.

The İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued detention warrants for 183 Gülen-linked suspects, the majority of whom are former or active duty military members. The state-run Anadolu news agency reported that 154 of the suspects were detained in police operations in 42 provinces.

Officers, dozens of others wanted in FETÖ operations

In the western city of İzmir, the Chief Prosecutor's Office ordered the detention of 176 suspects, ranging from military officers to FETÖ's point men in charge of military infiltrators and FETÖ suspects working in the public sector. Police conducted operations in 41 provinces to capture the suspects, including former and active-duty military officers, teachers, doctors and four police officers. The operation targeted FETÖ infiltrators in the Turkish Naval Forces. Also in İzmir, police stormed "absence houses," a term given to FETÖ safe houses that have been used as hideouts for Gülenists, particularly after the 2016 coup attempt.

Sixteen suspects were detained in the operations. Thirty among the 52 with outstanding arrest warrants were arrested upon orders of the Chief Prosecutor's Office in the capital Ankara in another operation. The suspects were active-duty soldiers in the Gendarmerie Forces Command. They were identified through their secret communication with FETÖ members detained in earlier operations against the terrorist group.

295 suspected FETO army moles sought

Turkish prosecutors on Friday issued arrest warrants for 295 active-duty military personnel linked to FETO, the terror group behind the 2016 defeated coup, according to judicial sources.

Under a probe of the group's infiltration of the Turkish army, Istanbul prosecutors issued warrants for the active-duty soldiers, who are accused of communicating with FETO members through both pay phones and home lines, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

There are high-ranking figures listed in the warrants, including eight majors.

224 soldiers arrested over suspected FETO links

At least 224 on-duty soldiers were arrested across Turkey for their suspected links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup in the country, judicial sources said on Sunday.

The arrests came after Turkish prosecutors issued warrants for 295 soldiers, who are accused of communicating with FETO members through pay phones and landline phones, as part of a probe into FETO’s structure in the Turkish Armed Forces.

Turkish police continued operations to arrest remaining 71 suspects, according to the sources.

Turkey orders detention of more soldiers as crackdown continues

A Turkish court on Monday issued detention warrants against 101 soldiers allegedly linked to the Gülen movement, a religious group Turkey accuses of masterminding the July 2016 coup attempt, reported Turkish daily Cumhuriyet.

A major, three captains, 43 lieutenants, three second lieutenants and 50 sergeants were among the suspects, 67 of whom were on active duty, according to Cumhuriyet.

12 suspects arrested over FETO links

Turkish police on Tuesday arrested 12 suspects including active-duty soldiers for their alleged links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group behind the 2016 coup attempt, judicial sources said.

The arrests followed warrants issued by prosecutors for 50 suspects. Police has launched simultaneous operations in 32 provinces across Turkey to nab the remaining suspects.