ANKARA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish police on Tuesday detained 14 suspects for allegedly leaking the questions of a public exam to the members of a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016.

An arrest warrant was issued for 15 suspects early on Tuesday, 11 of whom were wanted due to allegedly obtaining the questions for a public personnel selection exam in 2013, while four others were wanted for aiding in the dissemination of the questions.

Five of the suspects were still on active civil duty, according to a statement from Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

The suspects were allegedly linked to the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of attempting a coup on July 15, 2016, it said.

The Turkish government accused the group members of fraud in exams to help its infiltrators employed in the public sector and in admission interviews at military schools.

Ankara accuses U.S.-based Fethullah Gulen of masterminding the attempted coup in 2016, in which at least 250 people were killed. The Turkish government has launched a massive crackdown on suspects with links to the network in the aftermath of the coup attempt. Enditem

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