Other media reports said more than 200 soldiers and civilians had been detained in coup-related operations on Thursday. Turkey has arrested 35,000 people and sacked or suspended more than 100,000 others in the military, police, judiciary, civil service and elsewhere since the coup attempt. They bring to more than 300 the number of pilots dismissed or arrested in the coup investigation. Police last week detained 47 soldiers in a similar operation focused on the Konya base, of which 29 were subsequently remanded in custody, Dogan said. On Wednesday, Ankara said it had replaced three quarters of provincial police heads as part of the crackdown.

Source: Standard Digital October 27, 2016 11:04 UTC