Counterterrorism operation targets FETÖ across 26 provinces in Türkiye Over 50 Suspects Detained / Video

In a coordinated, multi-provincial crackdown, Turkish security forces have conducted extensive operations against the terrorist organisation FETÖ in 26 provinces across Türkiye.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya confirmed on X that in the past two weeks, law enforcement agencies detained 77 individuals suspected of involvement with FETÖ, Caliber.Az reports.

26 ilde FETÖ'ye yönelik Jandarmamız tarafından son 2 haftadır düzenlenen operasyonlarımızda 77 şüpheliyi yakaladık.
🔻56'sı TUTUKLANDI.
🔻21'inin işlemleri devam ediyor.

Aksaray, Amasya, Antalya, Aydın, Denizli, Edirne, Elazığ, Erzincan, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, İstanbul, İzmir,… pic.twitter.com/eIPNF9Ct0u

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) July 29, 2025

Of those, 56 have been remanded in custody, with judicial proceedings underway for 21 others.

The suspects are accused of participating in FETÖ’s operational network, maintaining covert communications via payphones, and channelling financial resources to support the group’s activities.

During the raids, authorities seized a substantial cache of organisational documents and electronic evidence critical to ongoing investigations.

These operations form part of a sustained effort by Turkish security services to dismantle FETÖ’s infrastructure and disrupt its illicit activities nationwide.

FETÖ, officially designated a terrorist organisation by the Republic of Türkiye, was a clandestine network formerly led by the late Fethullah Gülen, a cleric who lived in self-imposed exile in the United States.

He was accused by Turkish authorities of orchestrating the failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016, which left 251 dead and over 2,700 injured.

According to Türkiye’s Interior Ministry and the National Intelligence Organisation (MİT), FETÖ infiltrated key state institutions—including the judiciary, military, police, education, and media—over several decades, operating through encrypted apps like ByLock and using code names.

While publicly active through schools, business groups, and NGOs, the group allegedly aimed to seize control of the state from within.

After the coup attempt, authorities launched a sweeping crackdown, resulting in mass dismissals and prosecutions of suspected members.

By Aghakazim Guliyev