Turkey’s state-run news agency says police teams are conducting operations at three Istanbul courthouses as part of an investigation into the July 15 abortive coup.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted at bringing back the death penalty for punishing coup participants. The Gulenists have been operating a semi-covert mutual support network for…
Police began searches in the Uskudar and Umraniye districts of Istanbul, including buildings belonging to an unnamed holding company, the agency said.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Gulen of attempting to infiltrate in several state institutions and building a “parallel structure”, with the final objective of taking over the state power. It is not clear how many suspects have been detained in the raids.
A Turkish special forces police officer guards the entrance of the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, August 5, 2016.
Turkish prosecutors have filed a 2,527-page indictment against self-exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen for his alleged involvement in a coup attempt last month that left some 240 people dead.
The court said Tuesday that Ozgur Gundem newspaper acted as the “media organ” of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK.
It may be mentioned that after the unsuccessful military coup, more than 35000 persons were arrested and a large number of officials belonging to judiciary and education have been suspended.
The Turkish government accused Gulen and his terrorist sympathizers of putting together the coup attempt on July 15. “We are not going to show anyone any mercy”, he said.
Erdogan repeatedly has said he would approve reinstating the death penalty if parliament approves it.
However, Turkish officials say they are optimistic that an improvement in relations with Russian Federation will boost direct investment.
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Police also took a former lawmaker for the ruling Justice and Development Party, which Erdogan founded, and seven academics in the Black Sea city of Trazbon into custody, Anadolu reported. Gulen strongly denies the accusations.
