Teams from the Istanbul Police Department’s Organized Crime and Anti-Smuggling Branch conducted simultaneous operations in Istanbul, Izmir, Kocaeli, Gaziantep, Kayseri and Kirikkale as part of an investigation into FETÖ.

During the investigation, the identities and addresses of suspects were determined based on records found in digital materials obtained from a secret witness, identified contacts with members of the organization, Bank Asya account transactions, and records of calls made from payphones and successive calls.
Twenty suspects were detained in operations targeting the addresses of individuals believed to have operated at a responsible level within the organization.

Numerous organizational documents and digital materials were seized during searches of the addresses. The suspects were taken to the police station for processing.
Police procedures for the 20 detained suspects have been completed, and they were referred to the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan after health checks.