ANKARA: At least 73 pilots were arrested in Turkey as part of the probe into the group blamed for July’s failed coup and their alleged links with Fethullah Gulen.
Turkey still continued investigations and crackdown against the people involved in the failed coup. Ankara’s prosecutor ordered to arrest the pilots.
Two of the arrested pilots were of colonel rank and 71 lieutenant.270 people were killed in the failed coup in July. The accusations listed in the warrants for the pilots include “violating the constitution”, being part of “an armed rebellion against the Turkish Republic.”
Over 35,000 people have been arrested since July as part of the investigation into the group while nearly 26,000 have been released into judicial control. In total, Turkey says it has investigated 82,000 people in connection with the coup bid.
