Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shed light on recent numbers of remanded and arrested people linked to the Fetullah Terror Organization (FETO).
Erdogan said in FETO operations following the deadly July 15 coup attempt, 43,000 people have been remanded in custody while 95,000 public employees were dismissed so far, Anadolu agency reports.
“More to come,” he added and vowed further purge of FETO members from public institutions.
He also provided details on anti-PKK operations.
“Turkey switched from defending to attacking. Just in the fight against the PKK terrorist group, we have 871 martyrs from security forces including officers, soldiers and village guards. And 337 civilians were martyred in one year and a half whereas up to 10,000 terrorists were neutralized and 12,000 suspects remanded in connection with the PKK.”
