30 minutes agoTurkey orders the arrest of more than a thousand “gylenists”
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Turkey has ordered the arrest of a thousand of 112 people suspected of having links with Muslim cleric Fetullah Gulen, who is accused of organising the 2016 stamp, reports Turkish CNN. The arrest operation of these suspects has been held in Ankara, while expanding to 76 other provinces. The operation was more [...]
The arrest operation of these suspects has been held in Ankara, while expanding to 76 other provinces.
The operation was the largest ever organised against Gulen supporters since the stamp in which 250 people were killed broadcast KTV.
More than 77 thousand people have been imprisoned and are awaiting trial, while the arrests are routine in Turkey. Authorities have suspended or dismissed more than 150,000 employees on civilian and military staff.
