ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish authorities have detained the owner and general manager of Assan Group, a defence and construction conglomerate, as part of a military espionage investigation, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office said late on Wednesday.

The prosecutor’s office said the two men — identified as company owner Emin Oner and general manager Gurcan Okumus — were being held on suspicion of military espionage and membership in the network of U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, which Ankara accuses of orchestrating a 2016 coup attempt.

Searches were continuing at their homes and offices, while 10 companies operating under the Assan Group were placed under trustee management by the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF), the statement added.

Assan Group could not immediately be reached for co

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