Detention warrants were issued for 139 personnel at Turkey’s Ankara municipality and two ministries on Wednesday as part of a Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) investigation.
The detention warrants were issued for 60 staff members at the Ankara city council, 19 members at the district courts, 30 members at the development ministry and 30 at the education ministry.
The suspects were found to be using ‘ByLock’, a cell phone application used by FETÖ members.
FETÖ terrorists are led by U.S.-based Fetullah Gülen, who orchestrated Turkey's July 15 coup attempt and is the mastermind behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police and judiciary.
Since the failed coup, operations have been ongoing in the military, police and judiciary as well as in state institutions across the country to arrest suspects with alleged links to FETÖ.
