Detention warrants have been issued for 75 suspects, all former students of the prestigious Police Academy, on charges of cheating on academy exams in 2009. The Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), known for its widespread infiltration of law enforcement, allegedly supplied the questions to the exams to its sympathizers in the academy, prosecutors claim. Ten suspects were detained, while operations were underway to detain others in 30 of the country's provinces.

In a related development, authorities issued detention warrants for 10 lawyers linked to the group. Suspects are accused of using ByLock, an encrypted messaging app used by the terrorist group.

FETÖ, blamed for last year's July 15 coup attempt carried out by its infiltrators in the military, is known for its mass infiltration of the judiciary, law enforcement, military and bureaucracy. To achieve this, it sometimes helped its followers cheat on exams by obtaining questions and answers from its members already in institutions tasked with organizing the exams. A 2010 exam for the recruitment of civil servants was cancelled after it was found that FETÖ had supplied the questions to hundreds of its followers.

The terrorist group faced more scrutiny after the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, which was its first attempt at using its military infiltrators to seize power, just three years after it had tried its hand at a coup through its infiltrators in the judiciary and law enforcement. Tens of thousands have been arrested or detained since the failed coup attempt, while a large number of people were dismissed from their public sector jobs for links to the terrorist group. The trials of those involved in the coup attempt and affiliated with FETÖ are currently underway across Turkey. Its U.S.-based leader, Fetullah Gülen, and members involved in the coup attempt face life imprisonment.