Turkish security forces on Monday carried out new raids
against suspected plotters of the botched coup against the rule of President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as international concern grew over the scale of the
crackdown.
The authorities have said around 6,000 people have been
detained so far in the investigation into Friday’s coup which Erdogan has
blamed on his arch enemy the US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen.
On Monday morning, special Istanbul anti-terror police units
raided the prestigious air force military
academy in the city in search of new
suspects, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
Meanwhile, authorities have also detained General Mehmet
Disli, who conducted the operation to capture Turkey’s chief of staff Hulusi
Akar during the stand-off, a Turkish official said.
Reports had said that a
total of 36 generals had been detained so far.
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