On 20 July 2016, computer engineer Akif Mustafa Koçyiğit was arrested in İstanbul with other 9 engineers within the scope of 2016 purges following the coup d'état attempt. They were charged for providing information to Fuat Avni. On 24 July, Muhammed Sait Kuloğlu and Yetkin Yıldız were also arrested.