Turkey detains 10 foreigners over suspected ties to Gulen

A woman is reflected in a poster made for an anti-coup rally, at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. Turkey will continue fighting whatever powers seek to undermine the government, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Sunday as he addressed a massive flag-waving rally in Istanbul in the wake of the country's abortive July 15 coup. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) A woman is reflected in a poster made for an anti-coup rally, at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. Turkey will continue fighting whatever powers seek to undermine the government, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Sunday as he addressed a massive flag-waving rally in Istanbul in the wake of the country's abortive July 15 coup. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

By Associated Press August 8, 2016 1 min read

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey’s deputy prime minister says 10 foreign nationals have been detained over suspected ties to a U.S.-based cleric whom Turkey accuses of masterminding the July 15 failed coup.

Numan Kurtulmus said Monday at least four of them had been formally arrested pending a trial. He didn’t provide details on their nationalities.

Kurtulmus said those detained included one person who entered Turkey illegally from Syria on Saturday.

The cleric, Fethullah Gulen, has denied any involvement in the failed coup attempt. He lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania.