The Ankara, Samsun and Konya chief prosecutor’s offices on Wednesday issued detention warrants for 61 people, including 47 teachers, as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
The Gülen movement is accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15, 2016. The movement strongly denies any involvement.
The Istanbul, Konya, Mersin and Malatya chief prosecutor’s offices on Tuesday issued detention warrants for a total of 361 people including 170 retired, purged and active duty military personnel over alleged links to the Gülen movement.
Turkish police detained a total of 2,426 people over alleged links to the movement in the first month of 2018.
A total of 62,895 people were detained in 2017 as part of investigations into the movement, according to Interior Ministry reports.
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Jan. 5 said 48,305 people were jailed in 2017 alone over Gülen movement links.
Soylu said on Dec. 12 that 55,665 people have been jailed and 234,419 passports have been revoked as part of investigations into the movement since the failed coup.
Soylu on Nov. 16 had said eight holdings and 1,020 companies were seized as part of operations against the movement.
The Justice Ministry announced on July 13 that 169,013 people have been the subject of legal proceedings on coup charges since the failed coup.
Turkey has suspended or dismissed more than 150,000 judges, teachers, police and other civil servants since July 15, 2016 through government decrees issued as part of an ongoing state of emergency declared after the coup attempt.