Turkish police launched on Friday an operation to detain at least 117 persons, including lawyers, policemen, and military officers over their alleged links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), led by Fethullah Gulen who Ankara holds responsible for the failed coup attempt of July 15, 2016.
Reports said the police detained 60 lawyers and 44 soldiers in Ankara and Istanbul.
Since July 15, thousands of people have been held by the government for their alleged involvement in the attempted coup.
Ankara accuses FETO of attempting to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.
Meanwhile, Turkish authorities arrested 80 volunteers from the Furqan association, including eight women, after their attempt to hold a press conference in the town of Arzin in the Hatay province, south Turkey.
The Turkish police used tear gas to disperse the volunteers and then arrested 80 of the participants.
Also on Friday, the Turkish opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) issued a report on Human Rights Violations of Turkey, revealing that at least 275 people's right to life was violated in August.
CHP deputy Sezgin Tanrikulu said during a press conference at the parliament that at least 143 people, including five children, were subjected to torture and 63 people were subjected to physical and psychological violence in prisons.
The report said the police intervened in at least 40 events, such as press meetings, distributing leaflets, gatherings, and demonstrations, detaining at least 127 people, 10 of which were later remanded in custody.
“In August, 50 people, including five children, told the press that they were tortured by security forces in or out of detention centers. At least 93 people were subjected to violence from the police/gendarmerie,” the CHP report added.
Also, three journalists were detained and two were remanded in custody.
According to the Independent Journalism Platform, there are at least 92 journalists in prison.
