The punishment for each charge is life imprisonment without parole -- the most severe sentence under Turkish law.
The defendants all appeared before criminal courts of peace in Istanbul, prosecution sources told Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.
In addition, 1,522 suspects have been arrested and sent to testify in court in Istanbul, which could then result in them being remanded in custody to face trial.
Friday’s attempted coup saw rogue elements of the military attack parliament, the presidential palace and other state institutions and led to the deaths of more than 240 people.
The government has blamed the plot of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization allegedly led by U.S.-based Fetullah Gulen, who had previously been accused of a long-standing campaign to overthrow the administration through a network of supporters in state organs.
*Anadolu Agency correspondent Humeyra Atilgan Buyukovali contributed to this report from Istanbul
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