Turkey says 8,651 military personnel involved in coup attempt

The total number of Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETO) terrorists in our military is 8,651, or 1.5 percent of the entire Armed Forces, Turkish General Staff stated on Wednesday.

There are 8,651 military personnel who belong to the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETO) and were involved in the failed coup attempt, Turkish General Staff stated.

He added that 35 jets, 239 armored vehicles, 37 helicopters, seven tanks and three ships were used in the attempted coup, or 7 percent of jets, 8 percent of helicopters, and 2.7 percent of tanks of the entire army.

Meanwhile, an Istanbul prosecutor issued detention warrants for 47 former executives of Zaman which is a media group thought to be linked to the U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Guen.

The warrant issue was part of the FETO investigation, also blaming Zaman for the failed July 15 coup attempt.

Istanbul's counter-terrorism police forces have searched the residences of former Zaman executives and journalists during the early hours of July 27 following a direct order by the deputy public prosecutor, Fuzuli Aydogdu, to detain 47 suspects in the investigation.

The journalists are accused of belonging to the armed terrorist organization, attempting to overthrow the Turkish government and interfering directly or indirectly in state duties, in addition to receiving suspicious press release funds from the state whilst circulation was irregular. Endit