Turkey in new raids against suspected coup plotters

July 18, 2016 12:29

Turkish security forces today carried out new raids against suspected plotters of the botched coup against the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as international concern grew over the scale of the crackdown.

The authorities have said around 6,000 people have been detained so far in the investigation into Friday's coup which Erdogan has blamed on his arch enemy the US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen. Special Istanbul anti-terror police units this morning raided the prestigious air force military academy in the city in search of new suspects, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

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