The failed coup attempt on July 15 left at least 290 people, including more than 100 “coup plotters”, killed, authorities said.
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Putin ordered the Russian government last month to begin lifting sanctions imposed on Turkey after Erdogan sent a letter offering “sympathy and profound condolences” to the family of the Russian pilot who died when Turkey shot down his plane during the November mission to bomb Islamic State militants in Syria.
The Turkish ambassador to the Netherlands expects Turkey to make an official request for help in tackling associations allied to Muslim cleric Fetthulah Gulen, according to broadcaster NOS.
Ilicak is now being taken to Istanbul where she will later appear in court to learn if she will be remanded in custody.
However, said Arslan “there are hundreds of confessions and documents which show Gulen was behind the coup.’ The Netherlands and Europe should be ’embracing Turkey, not sympathising” with the people behind the coup, he said.
NTV reported that among the 42 journalists subject to arrest warrants was well-known commentator and former parliamentarian Nazli Ilicak.
Two senior foreign ministry diplomats – Gurcan Balik and Tuncay Babali – have been also removed from their posts, a Turkish official said.
“We as a government need to hear what the people say”, he added. Gulen, who denies the charge, has built up an extensive network of supporters, schools, charities and businesses in Turkey over decades.
In an article for the New York Times, Gulen said he wanted Turkey never to have to endure the “ordeal” of military coups again while accusing Erdogan of a “dangerous drive toward one-man rule”.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the European Union has not been “sincere” over an aid deal with Turkey to contain the influx of refugees from Syria.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Russia on August 9 for his first face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin since Moscow and Ankara mended ties damaged by the downing of a Russian jet a year ago, Turkish officials said Tuesday.
