Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 73 air force pilots, the latest in a stream of police operations related to the investigation of July’s attempted coup, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Thursday. Other media reports said more than 200 soldiers and civilians were to be detained in coup-related operations on Thursday. Since the July 15 coup attempt, Turkey has arrested 35,000 people and sacked or suspended more than 100,000 others in the civil service, judiciary, police, military and elsewhere. The latest detentions will bring to more than 300 the number of pilots dismissed or arrested as part of 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.

Source: Hindustan Times October 27, 2016 07:52 UTC