ISTANBUL:Turkey detained 40 soldiersfrom an air base in the central Anatolian city of Konya as partof investigations into...
ISTANBUL:Turkey detained 40 soldiersfrom an air base in the central Anatolian city of Konya as partof investigations into July´s failed military coup, Turkishmedia outlets said on Thursday.
Detention warrants had been issued for a total of 47soldiers from Konya, the private Dogan news agency said, in whatwas the third wave of action against suspected followers ofUS-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom the governmentblames for masterminding the coup attempt.
More than 32,000 people are in jail and 100,000, includingtop military figures, have been dismissed from jobs in thesecurity and civil services for their alleged links to Gulen'snetwork.
The cleric denies involvement in the putsch.