The human rights group Amnesty International estimates that more than 10,000 people have been detained since the July 15 coup attempt. “The temptation to give Mr. Erdogan whatever he wants is understandable”.
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Sputnik said this has been reported by Turkey’s Anadolu agency, which quoted a Turkish officials who served in Serbia’s southern province for a long time. The president and his supporters have blamed Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in the United States, for orchestrating the coup, which saw more than 200 people killed.
Police raided the home of one of the journalists, Sahin Alpay, around 6 a.m. (0300 GMT) on Wednesday and detained him after a 2-1/2 hour search of the property in a central Istanbul district, the Dogan news agency reported.
The Turkish government continues to take action against soldiers and institutions after this month’s failed coup attempt. Turkey’s opposition parties have condemned the coup but are also warning against further repression.
Authorities have suspended thousands of people working in the country’s judicial, education, health and financial sectors.
In testimony provided following his detention, Major General Mehmet Disli, the brother of a prominent ruling party lawmaker, strongly denied allegations that he was involved in the coup, saying he had been forced by the plotters to mediate with the chief of the military General Staff on July 15.
Kilicdaroglu cautioned authorities should act within the law.
“Those who are innocent should not be thrown into the fire with those who are guilty”, said Kilicdaroglu, the former head of Turkey’s social security service. Since being taken over by the state, the newspaper has taken a strongly pro-government stance in its reporting.
Zaman, which had been Turkey’s largest daily, was believed to be tied to Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, a rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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In his first meeting with foreign reporters since the coup night, Albayrak revealed that Turkey’s Supreme Military Council (YAS) had this summer been planning to meet to expel all officers linked to Gulen, who Turkey blames for masterminding the putsch.
