ANKARA (FNA) – Forty high-ranking military officers stationed at a Turkish air base were detained in an anti-terror investigation, a security source said.
According to the provincial security source in Turkish province of Konya, two colonels, a lieutenant colonel, three majors, three captains, one lieutenant and 30 non-commissioned officers from the Konya 3rd Main Jet Base Command were held, Anadolu reported.
The group was detained for alleged links to the U.S.-based opposition leader Fetullah Gulen movement in an investigation launched by the Konya Chief Public Prosecutor regarding financing of the illegal network.
Arrest warrants were issued for a total of 47 suspects.
Those detained went through health checks at Konya Education and Research Hospital before being taken to the provincial security directorate.
The Gulen movement is accused of orchestrating Turkey’s July 15 coup plot as well as being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police and judiciary.