Turkey arrests 41 suspects in FETO operation across 32 provinces

Turkish authorities carried out simultaneous operations against FETO in 32 provinces on November 2, 2026. The raids were coordinated by the Gendarmerie General Command's Counter-Terrorism Department and public prosecutors' offices.

A total of 72 suspects were detained during the operations. Provincial gendarmerie commands participated in the raids across the country.

“The suspects were active within FETO's current structure and maintained contact with responsible members of the organization.”

Authorities said the suspects were active within FETO's current structure and maintained contact with responsible members of the organization. They also allegedly provided financial support to so-called aid foundations linked to the group and spread propaganda through social media accounts.

Security forces seized numerous organizational documents and digital materials during searches of the suspects' addresses.

Of the 72 detainees, 41 were arrested by court order and sent to prison. The judicial proceedings for the remaining suspects continue.

The provinces involved include Adana, Aksaray, Ankara, Artvin, Aydin, Bartin, Bolu, Bursa, Denizli, Diyarbakir, Edirne, Erzurum, Eskisehir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Isparta, Istanbul, Izmir, Kahramanmaras, Karaman, Kocaeli, Konya, Kutahya, Malatya, Mersin, Nevsehir, Sakarya, Samsun, Sinop, Tekirdag, Yalova, and Mugla.