Turkey has issued 360 detention warrants in an effort to remove Gulen supporters

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Soldiers are targeted in 333 of the warrants that follow on from an additional 53 issued against active sergeants at the start of November.

Soldiers, police, teachers and public servants are among those targeted over alleged links with the movement of cleric Fethullah Gulen.

Over 50,000 people have been arrested since a failed coup took place in Turkey during the summer of 2016 – over 150,000 people have been dismissed or suspended from jobs in the country’s private sector.

Last week 700 people were detained as part of Turkey's investigations into supporters of Mr Gulen.