Police have arrested 73 academics at the Istanbul Yildiz Teknik University Friday as part of an anti-terrorism probe into the Fetullah Terrorist Organization, a police source said.
In total, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued 103 arrest warrants for the suspects accused of using "the ByLock messaging app linked to the July 15 coup attempt" and "being members of an armed terrorist organization," the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to media, said.
The smartphone app is believed to have been cracked by Turkish security agencies before the failed coup and reportedly identifies tens of thousands of FETO members, which the government has said was behind the attempted takeover.