Turkish Air Forces

Turkey Detains 304 Troops in Operation Against Alleged ‘Gulenists’

People shout slogans as they hold Turkish flags during a rally marking the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt in Istanbul, Turkey, 15 July 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN

Prosecutors in the city of Izmir ordered the arrests because of the suspects' alleged of links to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is accused by Ankara of mounting a failed coup in 2016.