Turkey has detained more than 35,000 people following coup attempt - official
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have detained a total of 35,022 people in relation to last month's abortive coup attempt, a senior Turkish official said on Thursday. Just over half of those detained, or 17,740 people, have since been formally arrested, the official said. A further 11,597 people have been released while 5,685 remain in custody, the official said. (Reporting by Nick Tattersall; Writing by David Dolan; Editing by Humeyra Pamuk)