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Turkish Police Conduct Searches in 44 Firms Accused of Links to Gulen
Turkish Police Conduct Searches in 44 Firms Accused of Links to Gulen
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Turkish police have launched a wave of searches in 44 Istanbul-based companies, accused by the government of having links to the Fethullahist Terrorist... 16.08.2016, Sputnik International
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Turkish Police Conduct Searches in 44 Firms Accused of Links to Gulen
Turkish police have launched a wave of searches in 44 Istanbul-based companies, accused by the government of having links to the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETO) made up of supporters of Turkish opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen, local media reported Tuesday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to Anadolu news agency, Istanbul Security Directorate for Combating Financial Crime Branch teams conduct operations in the companies, which allegedly provide financial support to the FETO, whose leader is accused by Ankara of being the mastermind behind the recent military coup attempt.
15 August 2016, 11:31 GMT
The names of the companies have not been disclosed yet. Police officers are said to have detention warrants for 120 companies' heads.
On July 15, the Turkish authorities said that an attempted coup was taking place in the country, which was suppressed the next day. Over 13,000 people have been detained in connection with the coup. Ankara believes that US-based Islamic cleric Gulen and his supporters were seeking to overthrow the current government. The FETO is designated a terrorist organization by Ankara.
Gulen, who has been living in the US state of Pennsylvania since 1999, has denied the allegations and condemned the attempted coup.
