16.08.2025 09:01
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that 49 suspects were apprehended in operations against FETÖ conducted in 29 provinces over a period of 10 days. It was determined that the suspects were active within the organization’s structure, were in contact with responsible individuals in the organization through payphones, and provided financial support to aid organizations affiliated with the group.
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Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that 49 suspects have been captured in operations against FETÖ, which have been ongoing for 10 days by the gendarmerie in 29 provinces. It was learned that 39 of the suspects were arrested and sent to prison, while the procedures for the others are still ongoing at the police station.
A LARGE NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS WERE SEIZED
Sharing details about the operation, Ali Yerlikaya stated: "Operations were carried out in Adana, Adıyaman, Ankara, Antalya, Aydın, Bolu, Bursa, Denizli, Edirne, Elazığ, Erzurum, Hatay, Istanbul, Izmir, Kahramanmaraş, Karaman, Kayseri, Kocaeli, Konya, Malatya, Manisa, Mersin, Muğla, Osmaniye, Sakarya, Samsun, Siirt, Sinop, and Yozgat.
As a result of the operations: a large number of organizational documents and digital materials were seized.
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THEY CONTACTED WITH PAYPHONE
It was determined that the suspects were active within the current structure of the terrorist organization, that they were in contact with responsible individuals within the organization using payphones, that they provided financing to so-called aid organizations affiliated with the terrorist organization, and that they made propaganda for FETÖ through their social media accounts.
A MESSAGE OF DETERMINATION FROM MINISTER YERLIKAYA
I congratulate our governors, our Chief Public Prosecutors coordinating the operations, our Gendarmerie TEM Department, our Provincial Gendarmerie Commanders carrying out the operations, and our heroic gendarmerie. We continue our struggle against those who threaten the unity and integrity of our nation, the peace and prosperity of our citizens with determination.
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