Turkish prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 301 suspected members of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup, said security sources Tuesday.
In Istanbul-based operation held simultaneously in 42 cities, arrest warrants issued for 294 suspects, said the provincial prosecutor's office in a statement.
The suspects, with 292 of them dismissed or on-duty soldiers, alleged to be involved in the "private services structure" of the so-called private structure of the organization in the Turkish Armed Forces, said the statement.
Some of the suspects have been arrested and the search is underway for the remaining, it added.
In a separate operation based in the western Balikesir province, arrest warrants were issued for seven FETÖ suspects hiding in cell houses of the terror group and five of them were arrested, said a security source on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.
The search is underway for the remaining two suspects, the source noted.
FETÖ and its US-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.
Ankara also accuses FETÖ of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.
* Writing by Havva Kara Aydin in Ankara.
