Turkish authorities have detained five people in the northwestern province of Kırklareli on suspicion of attempting to leave the country illegally.

Four of them are suspected of having links to the FETÖ movement. Provincial police officers identified a suspicious vehicle during an investigation and placed it under surveillance, TRT Haber reports.

Acting in coordination with the Kırklareli Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, officers stopped the vehicle in the Bostanlı area of the Babaeski district.

The passengers included several former police officers and military personnel who had been dismissed during previous personnel purges.

Those detained were identified by their initials as former police officer M.O., sergeant C.A., and two former military pilots, E.B. and O.C.

A fifth individual, T.Y., was also arrested on suspicion of organizing illegal migration.

Police are continuing procedural investigations involving all five detainees.