ANKARA (Sputnik) — The soldiers were captured in the country's southwest, the Anadolu news agency said, citing an official. It brought the total number of the people detained since late Sunday night over links to the attack to 11.
On July 15, an attempt to overthrow the government took place in Turkey, it was suppressed the following day. Over 240 people were killed and more than 2,000 injured during the failed coup excluding the victims among the plotters, according to the country's authorities.