Türkiye issues warrants for 23 military personnel over links to failed coup
STORY: Türkiye issues warrants for 23 military personnel over links to failed coup
SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage
DATELINE: May 8, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:13
LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the special operations
STORYLINE:
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 23 former and current military personnel over their suspected links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016.
The state-run TRT broadcaster said 19 suspects, including soldiers on duty, former military school students and a police officer, have been detained so far in large-scale operations covering 11 provinces.
The simultaneous operations came after an investigation initiated by the chief prosecutor's office in the western province of Izmir against the network's members within the Turkish military.
Operations are underway to capture the remaining suspects, according to the TRT.
The network led by U.S.-based Turkish preacher Fethullah Gulen was listed as a ter
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