Turkey nabs FETO suspect trying to flee to Greece

By Hakan Mehmet Sahin

EDIRNE, Turkey (AA) - Turkish security forces on Saturday nabbed a suspected member of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) -- the group behind the defeated 2016 coup attempt -- who was planning to illegally cross into Greece, according to security sources.

The suspect, a dismissed teacher, was detained in a prohibited military zone in the Ipsala district of Edirne province and was later remanded in custody after being transferred to a local courthouse.

FETO and its US-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, in which 251 people were killed and 2,734 injured.

Ankara also accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.