Türkiye nabs 3 FETO terror suspects trying to illegally enter Greece

By Hakan Mehmet Sahin

EDIRNE, Türkiye (AA) - Three suspected members of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) were held in northwestern Türkiye while trying to illegally cross to Greece, security sources said on Monday.

The FETO terror suspects, identified only by their initials A.D. and S.G. and A.K., were detained in a restricted military zone in the northwestern Edirne province, said the sources, requesting anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

Meanwhile, another four FETO suspects, who were nabbed by Turkish security forces on Sunday while attempting to illegally cross to Greece, were remanded in custody on Monday.

FETO orchestrated the July 15, 2016 defeated coup in Türkiye in which 251 people were killed and 2,734 injured.

Ankara 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.

* Writing by Zehra Nur Duz