The co-ordinated raids, backed up by riot police, took place in the Uskudar and Umraniye districts of eastern Istanbul, Anadolu news agency said.
Some 240 people died resisting the coup on 15 and 16 July, as rebel parts of the military tried to seize control of Turkey, sending tanks into Ankara and Istanbul.
Since then Turks have witnessed a purge of the military and public services. An estimated 26,000 people have been detained and 82,000 dismissed or suspended. On Monday, police raided three Istanbul court houses searching for 173 judicial officials.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed earlier this month to root out businesses, schools and charities linked to Fethullah Gulen, which he labelled "nests of terrorism". But, he said, it was in the business world that the roots of Gulenism were strongest.
"We will cut off all business links, all revenues of Gulen-linked business. We are not going to show anyone any mercy," he said.
Turkey recovers from traumatic night - by Mark Lowen:
Parliament bears the scars
"It was a night of horror - but we weren't scared for our lives, we were scared for our nation," says Ravza Kavakci Kan, an MP with the governing AK Party, as we tour the destruction in parliament.
"But this was the day we would defend our democracy. It brought the Turkish people together in solidarity. It was our liberation war."
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