Time in Yerevan: 11:07,   16 April 2024

Turkish interior minister says more than 18,000 detained over failed coup

Turkish interior minister says more than 18,000 detained over failed coup

YEREVAN, JULY 29, ARMENPRESS. Turkish authorities have detained more than 18,000 people following the July 15-16 failed coup attempt, Interior Minister Efkan Ala told state-run television TRT Haber on Friday, Reuters reported.

Of them, 9,677 people have been formally arrested pending trial, Ala added.

246 people have died across Turkey and 2185 were wounded according to official data as result of the failed coup attempt.








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