Prosecutors Issue Warrants For 117 Military Personnel Said To Be Tied To Failed Coup

Prosecutors in Turkey have ordered 117 military personnel to be detained over their alleged links to last year's coup, say security sources cited by the New Arab.

Counterterrorism police began an operation early Friday in western Izmir province to arrest the military personnel, said the sources. Some are said to serve in key units.

The security sources said the targeted personnel had been phone contact with senior members of the movement of U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen...