The dismissals in Turkey's military following the bloody coup attempt continues as more than 450 personnel were discharged from the army, navy, gendarmerie and coast guard on Friday.

The Interior Ministry has discharged 153 personnel from the General Command of Gendarmerie and 112 personnel from the Turkish Coast Guard Command as part of the ongoing probe into the Gülenist terror-cult (FETÖ) following the July 15 failed coup attempt.

The ministry said in a statement that 42 officers, 56 sergeants, 30 specialist gendarmerie sergeants, 17 specialized sergeants and 8 civil servants have been dismissed from the General Command of Gendarmerie.

Some 52 officers, 58 sergeants, one specialized sergeant and one civil servant were dismissed from the Coast Guard Command, the statement said.

The Ministry of Defense said that 195 military personnel were discharged from the army and navy as part of ongoing FETÖ investigations.

On July 15, a military junta linked to FETÖ attempted to stage a coup to topple the democratically elected president and government in Turkey and impose martial law. The attempt was prevented by military troops loyal to the government, along with police units and millions of Turkish citizens in favor of democracy. In total, 246 people consisting of mostly civilians were killed by pro-coup soldiers, while over 2,000 people were injured.

The attempt was masterminded by Fetullah Gülen, the leader of FETÖ who has lived in self-imposed exile on a 400-acre property in the foothills of the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania since 1999.