Turkey: 162 servicemen fled from country
After the July 15 military coup attempt in Turkey, 162 servicemen have fled from the country, Haber 7 newspaper quoted Turkish National Defense Minister Fikri Isik as saying on August 12.
Isik said that meanwhile, 3,185 servicemen have been dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces.
It was previously reported that supporters of the movement of Fethullah Gulen, who is accused of organizing the July 15 military coup attempt, infiltrated into a number of government agencies in Turkey.
On July 15 evening, Turkish authorities said a military coup attempt took place in the country. Meanwhile, a group of servicemen announced about transition of power to them.
However, the rebelling servicemen started to surrender July 16 and Turkish authorities said the coup attempt failed.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had said the death toll as a result of the military coup attempt stood at 246 people, excluding the coup plotters, and over 2,000 people were wounded.
Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in Turkey on July 20.