Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Aug. 9 16,000 people have been formally arrested and remanded in custody in connection with last month's failed coup attempt, while another 6,000 detainees were still being processed.
Reuters: Turkey formally arrested 16,000 people in coup probe – minister
A couple look at to their mobile phone on a street near the Galata Tower, illuminated in Turkish flag colors on August 1,2016 at Galata district in Istanbul. Turkey has arrested 11 fugitive soldiers suspected of involvement in an attack on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's hotel during the night of the failed coup, the deputy prime minister said on Aug. 1.
