Non-commissioned officer planning assassination attempt on president detained- in Turkey

Turkish non-commissioned officer who was a member of the FETO (Fethullah Gulen) terrorist movement and planned to carry out an assassination attempt on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during an attempted military coup in 2016 has been detained, reports the Turkish media.

That the name of the detained non-commissioned officer was not disclosed for security reasons.

According to media reports, the officer was detained in Eskisehir Province. Details of the operation are not reported.