Soldiers arrested in Northern Cyprus FETÖ probe

Two Turkish military officials have been arrested in an investigation into the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a police source said on Monday.

It is expected the suspects will be referred to a court in Gazimağusa, an eastern province of Northern Cyprus.

Police also arrested two other FETÖ suspects last week, including one police officer.

Thousands of Turkish soldiers are stationed in Northern Cyprus following Turkey’s 1974 intervention on the island to protect the Turkish Cypriot community.

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

FETÖ is behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police and judiciary.