Türkiye issues arrest warrant for 20 over failed coup in 2016

STORY: Türkiye issues arrest warrant for 20 over failed coup in 2016 DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police anti-terror operations against the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of some detained FETO members by Turkish police anti-terror operations in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Turkish prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 20 suspects over their alleged links to a network orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, the Chief Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday. The suspects were allegedly linked to the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of infiltrating the state bureaucracy and attempting the coup on July 15, 2016. Eleven of the suspects were still serving in the public sector, according to the office's statement. The suspects were found in contact with the group's senior members and infiltrated into the public sector through public payph