Turkey remands 5 suspected with FETO links

By Merve Yildizalp

ANKARA

A Turkish court remanded five people in custody for suspected links to the Terrorist Organization (FETO), judicial sources said Wednesday.

The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in Ankara said in a statement the suspects are accused of allegedly using ByLock, an encrypted cellphone app used by coup-plotters.

Six others were released under judicial control.

FETO and its U.S.-based leader, Gulen, orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 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 judiciary.