Turkey detains 115 soldiers over Gulen ties
Since an attempted overthrow of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2016 blamed on the Gulen movement, police have carried out raids across Turkey with operations almost every day in recent months. – EPA pic, April 26, 2019.
TURKISH police today detained 115 soldiers suspected of ties to the group blamed for a 2016 coup attempt, state media reported, the latest arrests in a massive crackdown. The detentions came after the Istanbul public prosecutor issued arrest warrants for 210 active duty soldiers including five colonels, state news agency Anadolu reported.
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