44 minutes agoTurkish authorities issue arrest warrants for hundreds of people
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Turkey has issued arrest warrants for hundreds of people who allegedly have links to cleric Fetullah Gulen, the person the government holds responsible for the 2016 coup. Early Tuesday, authorities ordered the arrest of 30 marine members and coast guard, the cause of ties with Gulen. The latter is in U.S. asylum. [...]
Early Tuesday, authorities ordered the arrest of 30 marine members and coast guard, the cause of ties with Gulen. The latter is in asylum in the United States and denies accusations of coup orchestrating. In the second operation, authorities ordered the arrest of 102 other people, including soldiers and security staff in 23 provinces, KTV reports.
Since the coup in Turkey, 160 thousand people have been arrested, and almost as many have been fired or suspended. The last operation took place two days after elections in Turkey, where President Erdogan also won a mandate from his party with Allies preserved the majority in parliament.
