ISTANBUL, Feb 18 — Turkish authorities ordered the arrest of hundreds of new suspects in connection with the network blamed for the failed 2016 coup, the official Anadolu news agency reported today. Tens of thousands have been arrested over the past three years in a bid to eradicate the movement...
Fethullah Gulen has denied responsibility for the coup attempt. — Reuters pic
Tens of thousands have been arrested over the past three years in a bid to eradicate the movement led by US-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, though he denies responsibility for the coup attempt. In the latest spate of investigations, the Ankara prosecutor’s office issued arrest warrants for 467 people in 67 cities as part of a probe into alleged rigging of police exams by Gulenists, Anadolu reported.
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