Gulen has denied any involvement with the coup attempt, staged by hundreds of members of the Turkish military, including high-ranking generals.
Advertisement
“We expect and count on the support of” the Indonesian people and government in our fight against the FETÖ terrorist organization, the statement said.
The council, which decides on promotions and retirements, was expected to announce more dismissals on Thursday.
The government also ordered that the coast guard and the gendarmerie, the security force tasked with keeping the peace in rural areas, be removed from military control and be placed under the jurisdiction of the Interior Ministry, which is administered by civilian leadership.
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with the people outside the Osmanli mosque construction during his visit, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, July 28, 2016. “Especially at the level of general, the problem is high”. He also said he saw “positive change” in the attitude of the United States towards Ankara’s request to extradite the cleric to Turkey.
Gen. Umit Dundar, the commander of Turkey’s Istanbul-based first army, was promoted to second-in-command of the military staff, an apparent reward for declaring publicly that the coup attempt was not backed by the chain of command and for taking the lead while Akar was held captive.
In addition, 1,099 officers and 436 junior officers have received a dishonourable discharge, according to the decree. That means a total of 1,684 military officers have been dismissed from Turkish Armed Forces. But 178 generals have been detained, with 151 of them already remanded in custody; around half of the 358 generals serving in Turkey.
The coup unravelled after Mr Erdogan’s supporters responded to his call to protest in Istanbul and the capital, Ankara.
Fetullah Terror Organization’s (FETO) leader and the mastermind of the failed coup on July 15, Fetullah Gulen, self-identifies as a preacher, residing in Pennsylvania, U.S. since 1999. Both were part of a holding linked to USA -based cleric Fetullah Gülen (whom the Turkish government says is behind the coup attempt) before being put under state administration earlier this year. The authorities have now embarked on a relentless campaign to eradicate every influence of Gulen from Turkish institutions in a crackdown that has shaken every aspect of life in Turkey and led to the detention of almost 16,000 people.
Now, after the failed uprising, the government is trying to rid the military, judiciary and other institutions of suspected Gulen supporters.
Separately, a total of 131 newspapers, TV channels and other media outlets were being shut down under the 3-month state of emergency declared in the wake of the coup. Forty-two journalists and columnists from various media outlets were also ordered detained Monday.
These include the opposition daily Taraf, as well as the Zaman newspaper and its English-language sister publication, Today s Zaman, which were part of a holding company linked to Gulen until being put into state administration in March.
Advertisement
And authorities issued warrants for the detention of 89 journalists.
