Turkish troops hunt remaining coup plotters

(VOvworld) - Turkish special forces backed by helicopters, drones and the navy hunted a remaining group of commandos who were thought to have tried to capture or kill President Tayyip Erdogan during the failed coup on July 15.
 
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Turkish soldiers search for missing military personnel suspected of being involved in the coup attempt in Marmaris, Turkey, July 18, 2016. Reuters/Kenan Gurbuz

More than 1,000 members of the security forces were involved in the manhunt for the 11 rogue soldiers in the hills around the Mediterranean coastal resort of Marmaris, where Erdogan was holidaying on the night of the coup attempt.
Erdogan and the government accuse US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen of orchestrating the attempted power grab and have launched a crackdown on his suspected followers. More than 60,000 soldiers, police, judges and civil servants have been arrested, suspended or put under investigation. Turkish authorities say every institution is being assessed or will be assessed.
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