Among the 648 judges and prosecutors, who were suspended from duty by the High Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) on August 10, 2016 and about whom an investigation was started by the Ankara Public Prosecutor's Office with the claim that they are members of the Fethullah Terrorist Organization, 22 of them working in İstanbul were reported to have gone missing.
Hakimler ve Savcılar Yüksek Kurulu (HSYK) tarafından 10 Ağustos 2016 tarihinde açığa alınan ve haklarında Ankara Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı'nca Fethullahçı Terör Örgütü mensubu oldukları iddiasıyla soruşturma başlatılan 648 hakim ve savcıdan İstanbul'da görev yapan 22'sinin firar ettiği öğrenildi.