Turkish government detained dozens of people on Tuesday across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement.
In a Konya-based probe, launched by the provincial chief prosecutor’s office on May 3, 2018, police detained 6 more military officers on Tuesday during the operations conducted in 34 provinces across Turkey over their alleged links to the Gülen movement. Thus the number of detainees has reached 51 in the probe. Konya Chief Prosecutor’s Office issued detention warrants for 70 people over their alleged links to the movement on May 3.
Also on Tuesday, police detained 7 people in Antalya, İzmir and Gaziantep provinces in a Denizli-based probe targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement over their alleged use of ByLock mobile phone messaging application. The detentions, including women, came following the issuance of warrants by Denizli Chief Prosecutor’s Office for 10 people.
Turkish authorities believe ByLock is a communication tool among alleged followers of the Gülen movement. Tens of thousands of people, including civil servants, police officers, soldiers, businessmen and even housewives, have either been dismissed or arrested for using ByLock since the failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016.
Police also detained 14 military officers on Tuesday during operations conducted in 9 provinces across Turkey over their alleged links to the Gülen movement in a Samsun-based probe.
Turkey survived a controversial military coup attempt on July 15, 2016 that killed 249 people. Immediately after the putsch, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government along with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pinned the blame on the Gülen movement.
Fethullah Gülen, who inspired the movement, strongly denied having any role in the failed coup and called for an international investigation into it, but President Erdoğan — calling the coup attempt “a gift from God” — and the government initiated a widespread purge aimed at cleansing sympathizers of the movement from within state institutions, dehumanizing its popular figures and putting them in custody.
Turkey has suspended or dismissed more than 150,000 judges, teachers, police and civil servants since July 15. On December 13, 2017 the Justice Ministry announced that 169,013 people have been the subject of legal proceedings on coup charges since the failed coup.
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced on April 18, 2018 that the Turkish government had jailed 77,081 people between July 15, 2016 and April 11, 2018 over alleged links to the Gülen movement.
from Stockholm Center for Freedom https://stockholmcf.org/turkish-govt-detains-dozens-of-people-over-alleged-links-to-gulen-movement-6/
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