Over 30 FETÖ suspects arrested in Turkey

Police have detained 32 suspects across Turkey for their alleged links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup attempt, according to a judicial source on Thursday.

Out of the total, 22 suspects were detained in Izmir, Isparta, Denizli, Istanbul, Hatay and capital Ankara, the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media, said.

Separately, in northwestern Balikesir province, four suspects, including a so-called provincial imam, were rounded up by police for their alleged links to FETÖ.

In central Tokat province, six former Supreme Court judges and lawyers were arrested on the charge of being FETÖ members.

FETÖ and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, which left 250 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.